Byzance

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.zɑ̃s/ === Proper noun === Byzance f (historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul) Synonym: Constantinople (figurative) opulence ==== Derived terms ==== épiaire de Byzance ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: بیزانس (bizâns) ==== See also ==== Istanbul