byzantine
/ˈbɪzəntiːn/noun, adjective3 syllables
Byzantine means: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
Synonyms for byzantine7
What does byzantine mean?4
adjective
1
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious“the Byzantine tax structure”
2
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it“Byzantine monks”
3
of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
noun
1
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Byzantine in a sentence
- The ancient Roman and Byzantine empires had well-developed associations known as demes.Feyza
- How long did the Byzantine rule last in Algeria?Amastan
- The archaeologists found a relic from the Byzantine Empire.IMer
- The Ottomans brought the long-lived Byzantine Empire to its end.Amastan
- In Byzantine sources the medieval Hungarian state was called Tourkia.Adelpa
- The Byzantine Empire is a historical construction.shekitten
- Dominant Berber kingdoms were more and more present during the Byzantine rule of North Africa.Amastan
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Forms of byzantine
as a noun
- plural
- byzantines