Constantine I

[ kon-stuhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun
  1. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus; "the Great", a.d. 288?–337, Roman emperor 324–337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship.

  2. 1868–1923, king of Greece 1913–17, 1920–22.

Other words from Constantine I

  • Con·stan·tin·i·an [kon-stuhn-tin-ee-uhn], /ˌkɒn stənˈtɪn i ən/, adjective
  • post-Con·stan·tin·i·an, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Constantine I

Constantine I

/ (ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn, -ˌtiːn) /


noun
  1. known as Constantine the Great. Latin name Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus. ?280–337 ad, first Christian Roman emperor (306–337): moved his capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (330)

  2. 1868–1923, king of Greece (1913–17; 1920–22): deposed (1917), recalled by a plebiscite (1920), but forced to abdicate again (1922) after defeat by the Turks

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