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byzantium
01
having a deep, muted shade of purple with hints of red and blue, reminiscent of the color commonly associated with the Byzantine Empire
Examples
Her evening gown shimmered in a regal Byzantium hue.
The eggplant had a dark byzantium shade.
Byzantium
01
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
02
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
