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Meaning of JUSTINIAN

Pronunciation:  ju'stineeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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)
 
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 Synonyms: Justinian I, Justinian the Great
 
 See Also: Emperor

 

 

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 Definition: 

Justinian
Infamous for corruption during his reign and for his marriage to the sexually voracious empress Theodora, Justinian lived in a remarkable age that saw the ascendancy of Constantinople and numerous wars around the Roman Empire`s eastern borders.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Jus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman
Justinian.
 

 

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