Bizâncio

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See also: Bizancio

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) or Latin Byzantium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Besanço.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzɐ̃.si.u/ [biˈzɐ̃.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /biˈzɐ̃.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzɐ̃.si.o/ [biˈzɐ̃.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /biˈzɐ̃.sjo/

Proper noun[edit]

Bizâncio f

  1. Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul)

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