Trebizond

[ treb-uh-zond ]

/ ˈtrɛb əˌzɒnd /

a medieval empire in NE Asia Minor 1204–1461.

Official name Trabzon. a seaport in NE Turkey, on the Black Sea: an ancient Greek colony; capital of the medieval empire of Trebizond.

Example sentences from the Web for trebizond

Then the Khan furnishes him with men to conquer the Emperor of Trebizond and to establish himself in his place.

Doa Perfecta |Benito Prez Galds
Of the coast of Anatolia, they possessed the entire circuit from Trebizond to the Syrian gates.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon
His most important contribution to learning remains his history of the empire of Trebizond.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various
The numerous garrison of Trebizond, dissolved in riot and luxury, disdained to guard their impregnable fortifications.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon

In my own quarters at Trebizond again, and rid of Murad for a while.

The Dark Star |Robert W. Chambers

Trebizond

/ (ˈtrɛbɪˌzɒnd) /

a variant of Trabzon