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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās, “Byzas”) + -ῐον (-ion), after the city's legendary founder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /byːz.dán.ti.on/ → /βyˈzan.ti.on/ → /viˈzan.di.on/
Proper noun
Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον • (Būzántion) n (genitive Βῡζᾰντῐ́ου); second declension
- Byzantium.
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