byzantium
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bysantinsk, bysantinsk purpur
having a deep, muted shade of purple with hints of red and blue, reminiscent of the color commonly associated with the Byzantine Empire
Exempel
Her evening gown shimmered in a regal Byzantium hue.
Hennes klänning skimrade i en kunglig Bysans-nyans.
The eggplant had a dark byzantium shade.
Auberginen hade en mörk bysantinsk nyans.
Byzantium
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Bysans, en antik stad på Bosporen grundad av grekerna; platsen för det moderna Istanbul; år 330 byggde Konstantin I om staden och kallade den Konstantinopel och gjorde den till sin huvudstad
an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
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Bysans, Bysantinska riket
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
