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1. adjective /bɪˈzæntaɪn,bɪˈzæntiːn,ˈbɪzəntiːn,ˈbɪzəntaɪn/

a) Overly complex or intricate.

b) Of or pertaining to Byzantium.

2. noun /bɪˈzæntaɪn,bɪˈzæntiːn,ˈbɪzəntiːn,ˈbɪzəntaɪn/

a) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)

b) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern-Roman empire, between 331 A.D. when the capital was moved to Constantinople (now Istanbul) and up 1453 when it was conquered by the Turks.