Babylonia
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See also: Babylónia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Babylonia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía),[1] from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/
Proper noun[edit]
Babylonia
- (historical) The realm of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), the Babylonian Empire.
- (historical) The area of Babylon's empire, Mesopotamia itself.
Synonyms[edit]
- (empire): Babylonian Empire, (in reference to the 2nd Babylonian Empire) Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire
- (region): Mesopotamia
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Babylonian, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ba.byˈloː.ni.a/, [bäbʏˈɫ̪oːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.biˈlo.ni.a/, [bäbiˈlɔːniä]
Proper noun[edit]
Babylōnia f sg (genitive Babylōniae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Babylōnia |
Genitive | Babylōniae |
Dative | Babylōniae |
Accusative | Babylōniam |
Ablative | Babylōniā |
Vocative | Babylōnia |
Locative | Babylōniae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Babylonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Babylonia f
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Babilónia.
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