NOUN | person | Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus | Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire |
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location | Constantine | a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers |
Sounds | kaa'nstahntay.n; kaa'nstahntiy.n | |
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Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonyms | Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus | |
Instance of | Roman Emperor, Emperor of Rome | Sovereign of the Roman Empire |
Spanish | Constantino |
Meaning | 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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Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
Part of | Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim |
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