Constantine

/ˌkɑnstənˈtin/

Other forms: Constantines

Definitions of Constantine

1. noun

   Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
   synonyms: Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus

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   Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor

   sovereign of the Roman Empire
2. noun

   a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
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   city, metropolis, urban center

   a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts