adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Justin I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the Justinian dynasty
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Justinian
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to Justinian I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the Justinian reforms of 533
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name
Meaning 3
A family name in Late Antiquity, notably that of Justinian I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.
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noun
Meaning 4
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Justinian I, Justinian the Great
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emperor
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iūstīniānus, from Iūstīnus (“Justin”) + -iānus.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: Հուստինիանոս (Hustinianos) — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Coptic: ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲓⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (ioustinianos) — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- French: Justinien — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- German: Justinian — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Greek: Ιουστινιανός (Ioustinianós) — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Ancient Greek: Ἰουστινιανός (Ioustinianós) — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Italian: Giustiniano — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Latin: Justinianus — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
- Portuguese: Justiniano — emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565
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