Byzas

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proper noun

The legendary founder of Byzantium.

OriginLatin Bȳzās ← Ancient Greek Βύζας →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Ancient GreeceThe legendary founder of Byzantium.

    Romulus and Byzas are obviously parallel figures not only in their capacity as founders, but also in their genealogies.

    2019, Marion Kruse, The Politics of Roman Memory: From the Fall of the Western Empire to the Age of Justinian, University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 49

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΒύζας
  2. LatinBȳzās
  3. EnglishByzas

Learned borrowing from Latin Bȳzās, from Ancient Greek Βύζας (Búzas).

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APA

Byzas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Byzas

MLA

“Byzas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Byzas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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