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Trapezuntine, n. and a.|træpɪˈzʊntaɪn|
[f. L. Trapezunt-, Trapezus, Gr. τραπεζόντ-, τραπεζοῦς Trebizond + -ine1.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the city of Trebizond or Trabzon in north-eastern Turkey.
1900‘Odysseus’ Turkey in Europe vi. 269 After the conquest of Trebizond in 1461, many noble families migrated from that town to Constantinople, and naturally aspired to the Patriarchate..thus producing another element of discord among the unhappy Greeks, who were now rent by the factions of Trapezuntines and Constantinopolitans. 1956R. Macaulay Towers of Trebizond viii. 79 We went out to explore, and the first thing we saw in the street was the B.B.C. van taking records, and round it stood a crowd of Trapezuntines staring.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Trebizond, its natives, or inhabitants.
1926W. Miller Trebizond i. 11 A conspicuous landmark of Trapezuntine history. 1969A. C. Bandy in Ibid. (new ed.) p. ix, The Trapezuntine Empire..continues to interest scholars and students of Greek civilization. 1980Times Lit. Suppl. 4 July 763/5 Trapezuntine princesses married into the Byzantine imperial house and into other Orthodox ruling families. |