chaldaea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *Chaldaea*:
NOUN	location	Chaldaea, Chaldea	an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert
location	Chaldaea, Babylonia, Chaldea	an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia

English > *Chaldaea*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	An ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached / reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II.
Synonym	Chaldea
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Part of	Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak	A republic in the Middle East in western Asia
Part of	Mesopotamia	The land between the Tigris and Euphrates

English > *Chaldaea*: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	An ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king).
Synonyms	Babylonia, Chaldea
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Part of	Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak	A republic in the Middle East in western Asia
Part of	Mesopotamia	The land between the Tigris and Euphrates
Parts	Sumer	An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq
Region of	Cunaxa, battle of Cunaxa	battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
Region	Babylon	The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
Spanish	Babilonia, Babylonia
Catalan	Babilònia

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