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CONSTANTINE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: History

Pronounced: KAHN-stən-teen (English)   [key]

From the Roman name Constantinus which was derived from the Latin word constans meaning "constant, steadfast". Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).
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