Byzantine

Etymology
From, itself from. The metaphorical senses evoke the reputation for palace intrigue of the Byzantium imperial court.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
 * 2)  Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
 * 3)  Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc.
 * 4)  Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.
 * 5)  Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.
 * 6)  Of or relating to the  or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
 * 1)  Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.
 * 2)  Of or relating to the  or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations.

Translations

 * Arabic: بِيزَنْطِيّ
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: bizantín
 * Belarusian: візанты́йскі
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: byzantinsk
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: Biosántach
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: bizantisks
 * Macedonian: византиски
 * Malay: Bizantium
 * Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: bysantinsk
 * Nynorsk: bysantinsk
 * Occitan: bizantin
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: Bizans
 * Ukrainian: візанті́йський
 * Welsh: Bysantaidd


 * Arabic: بِيزَنْطِيّ
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: byzantinsk
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: Βῡζᾰντῐᾰκός
 * Hebrew: ביזנטי
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: Biosántach
 * Macedonian: Византиец
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: Bizans


 * Asturian: bizantín
 * Danish: byzantinsk
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Macedonian: византиски
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * German:
 * Spanish: sibilino


 * Latin:

Noun

 * 1)  A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire
 * 2)   coin
 * 3) A dark, metallic shade of violet.

Translations

 * Arabic: بِيزَنْطِيّ
 * Armenian: բյուզանդացի
 * Old Armenian: հոռոմ
 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech: Byzantinec
 * Danish: byzantiner
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, Βυζαντινή
 * Irish: Biosántach
 * Macedonian: Византиец, Византијка
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:, bizantina
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:, Bizàntīnka
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish: Bizanslı
 * Welsh: Bysantiad