JUSTINIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

Justinian; Justinian I; Justinian the Great

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

emperor (the male ruler of an empire)

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