noun
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
• Syn: ↑Byzantine Empire, ↑Byzantium
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑Roman Empire
• Member Meronyms: ↑Byzantine
• Part Meronyms: ↑Byzantium
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the eastern part of the Roman Empire, esp. after the division in A.D. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in A.D. 476. Also called Eastern Empire. Cf. Byzantine Empire.
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Eastern Roman Empire,
the eastern part of the Roman Empire after its division in A.D. 395; Byzantine Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire ended with the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.