"Byzantium" meaning in Latin

See Byzantium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /byːzˈzan.ti.um/ [Classical-Latin], [byːz̪ˈz̪än̪t̪iʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /bidˈd͡zan.t͡si.um/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [bid̪ˈd̪͡z̪änt̪͡s̪ium] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Βυζάντιον}} Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Bȳzantium<2.loc>}} Bȳzantium n sg (genitive Bȳzantiī or Bȳzantī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Bȳzantium<2.loc>}} Forms: Bȳzantium [canonical, neuter, singular], Bȳzantiī [genitive], Bȳzantī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bȳzantium [nominative, singular], Bȳzantiī [genitive, singular], Bȳzantī [genitive, singular], Bȳzantiō [dative, singular], Bȳzantium [accusative, singular], Bȳzantiō [ablative, singular], Bȳzantium [singular, vocative], Bȳzantiī [locative, singular], Bȳzantion [alternative], Bīzantium [alternative]
  1. Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul) Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Byzantine Empire Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Istanbul, Places in Turkey Synonyms: Cōnstantīnopolis, Nova Rōma Derived forms: bȳzantīnus
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