English Explanatory Dictionary

Babylonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran.
  2. A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

Pronunciation

/ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Babylonia.wav /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/

Word forms

Babylonia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas). By surface analysis, Babylon + -ia.

Synonyms

Babylonian Empire Chaldea Chaldean Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Mesopotamia

Related words

Babylon

Derived words

Assyro-Babylonia Babylonian
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