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JUSTINIAN THE GREAT
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• JUSTINIAN THE GREAT (noun)
The noun JUSTINIAN THE GREAT has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: JUSTINIAN THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Justinian; Justinian I; Justinian the Great
Instance hypernyms:
emperor (the male ruler of an empire)
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