Babylonia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/ (General-American)
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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.
Meanings
- (historical) 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.
- (historical) A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.
Deriveds
Hyponyms
Sumeria (southern Babylonia) · Chaldea (southern Babylonia)
Relateds
Synonyms
Neo-Babylonian Empire · Babylonian Empire · Mesopotamia · Chaldea · Chaldean Empire
Translations (59)
nl Babylonische Rijk (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · th อาณาจักรบาบิโลเนีย (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · is Babýlónía (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sh Вавѝло̄нија (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · gl Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sk Babylonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ro Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · de Babylonien (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · fa بابل (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · swb Ɓaɓiluna (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ru Вавило́ния (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · bg Вавилония (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · be Вавіло́нія (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · et Babüloonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · cs Babylónie (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · tr Babil (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · nn Babylonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · it Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · hi बाबुल (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · eo Babilonio (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · lv Babilonija (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ko 바빌로니아 (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sh Vavìlōnija (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · pt Babilónia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · es Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · nl Babylonië (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · hy Բաբելոն (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · grc Βαβυλωνία (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · fr Babylone (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ka ბაბილონეთი (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sh Babìlōnija (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · el Βαβυλωνία (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · hu Babilónia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ar بَابِل (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · uk Вавило́нія (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sv Babylonien (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · mr बॅबिलॉनिया (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ca Babilònia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · fr Babylonie (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · mk Вавило́нија (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · hi बाबिल (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ro Imperiul Babilonian (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · hy Բաբելոնի թագավորություն (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sq Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · fi Babylonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ja バビロニア (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ota بابل (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · da Babylonien (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · vo Babülonän (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · ga An Bhablóinia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sh Бабѝло̄нија (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · tum Babuloni (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · pl Babilonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · sl Babilonija (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · cmn 巴比倫尼亞 /巴比伦尼亚 (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · nb Babylonia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · lt Babilonija (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · pt Babilônia (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia) · egy Aa18*Z1:n-g-A-r (ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia)