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Treb⋅i⋅zond

  [treb-uh-zond]
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1. a medieval empire in NE Asia Minor 1204–1461.
2. Official name, Trabzon. a seaport in NE Turkey, on the Black Sea: an ancient Greek colony; capital of the medieval empire of Trebizond. 80,795.
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Trab·zon   (trāb-zŏn', träb-zôn')   
A city of northeast Turkey on the Black Sea. Founded by Greek colonists in the eighth century B.C., the city was part of the Roman, Byzantine, Trebizond, and Ottoman empires. Population: 214,000.
Treb·i·zond   (trěb'ĭ-zŏnd')   

  1. A former Greek empire occupying much of the southern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded as an offshoot of the Byzantine Empire in 1204 and retained its autonomy until it was conquered by Ottoman Turks in 1461.

  2. See Trabzon.

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Trebizond

city, capital of Trabzon il (province), northeastern Turkey. It lies on a wide bay on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea backed by high ranges of the Pontic Mountains, which separate it from the central Anatolian Plateau. The heart of the city is on a triangle of tableland between two deep ravines, with remains of an ancient Roman-built harbour at its base. At its southern end stands a ruined citadel. The city centre is enclosed on the east and west by walls that date from Byzantine times. The commercial quarter is centred around a bazaar and park in the eastern part of the city near the old Genoese castle of Leontocastron; east of this lies the harbour.

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