babilònia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Babylon name The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates, capital of the Babylonian Empire.
- Babylonian adj Relating to the ancient city of Babylon or its empire.
Senses
babilònia is used for these senses in English:
- Babylon (historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.
- Babylonia (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.
- Babylonian An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
Babylon — full definition
- name The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates, capital of the Babylonian Empire.
- name Figuratively, any city or system associated with excess, wealth, and moral decay.
- name In Rastafari usage, a term for oppressive Western institutions, the police, or corrupt authority in general.
Babylonian — full definition
- adj Relating to the ancient city of Babylon or its empire.
- adj Extravagant, decadent, or excessive, evoking the popular image of ancient Babylon.
- noun A person from ancient Babylon or the wider region of Babylonia.