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Tower of Babel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (figuratively) A visionary and impractical plan.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of tower of Babel.
   alt of tower of Babel

Forms

Tower of Babel en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.

Forms

Deriveds

tower of Babel

Translations (46)

ru Вавило́нская ба́шня (tower erected at Babel) · pl wieża Babel (tower erected at Babel) · crh Babil qullesi (tower erected at Babel) · ro Turnul Babel (tower erected at Babel) · eo Babela turo (tower erected at Babel) · fi Baabelin torni (tower erected at Babel) · ka ბაბილონის გოდოლი (tower erected at Babel) · sk babylonská veža (tower erected at Babel) · uk Вавило́нська ве́жа (tower erected at Babel) · da Babelstårnet (tower erected at Babel) · ja バベルの塔 (tower erected at Babel) · it Torre di Babele (tower erected at Babel) · pt Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · fa برج بابل (tower erected at Babel) · el Πύργος της Βαβέλ (tower erected at Babel) · sv Babels torn (tower erected at Babel) · la Turris Babel (tower erected at Babel) · ga Túr Bháibil (tower erected at Babel) · am የባቢሎን ግንብ (tower erected at Babel) · srn Toren fu Babel (tower erected at Babel) · gl Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · cmn 巴別塔 /巴别塔 (tower erected at Babel) · tl Tore ng Babel (tower erected at Babel) · fr tour de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · lt Babelio bokštas (tower erected at Babel) · ur بابل کا برج (tower erected at Babel) · de Turmbau zu Babel (tower erected at Babel) · tr Babil Kulesi (tower erected at Babel) · es Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · eu Babelgo dorrea (tower erected at Babel) · scn Turri di Babbeli (tower erected at Babel) · nl toren van Babel (tower erected at Babel) · cdo 巴別塔 /巴别塔 (tower erected at Babel) · bg Вавило́нска ку́ла (tower erected at Babel) · hy Բաբելոնյան աշտարակ (tower erected at Babel) · ko 바벨의 탑 (tower erected at Babel) · ar بُرْج بَابِل (tower erected at Babel) · ast Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · ca Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel) · he מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל (tower erected at Babel) · cmn 通天塔 (tower erected at Babel) · lv Bābeles tornis (tower erected at Babel) · th หอคอยบาเบล (tower erected at Babel) · sq Kulla e Babelit (tower erected at Babel) · ko 바벨탑 (tower erected at Babel) · oc Torre de Babel (tower erected at Babel)