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JUSTINIAN I
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
Synonyms:
Justinian; Justinian I; Justinian the Great
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Instance hypernyms:
emperor (the male ruler of an empire)