Justinian

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Justinian

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Borrowed from Latin Iūstīniānus, from Iūstīnus (“Justin”) + -iānus.

proper noun

  1. A family name in Late Antiquity, notably that of Justinian I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.

adjective more Justinian · most Justinian

  1. Of or relating to Justin I. the Justinian dynasty
  2. uncommon Of or relating to Justinian I; Justinianian. the Justinian reforms of 533

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name emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565

PortuguêsJustiniano
FrançaisJustinien
DeutschJustinian
ItalianoGiustiniano
ΕλληνικάΙουστινιανός Ioustinianós

adj of or relating to Justin I

Françaisjustinien

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@misc{justinian_2026,
  title = {Justinian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/justinian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}