NOUN | location | Chaldea, Chaldaea | an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert |
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location | Chaldea, Babylonia, Chaldaea | an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia |
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. | |
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Synonym | Chaldaea | |
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 |
Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates | |
Adjectives | Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee | of or relating to ancient Chaldea / Chaldea or its people or language or culture |
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). | |
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Synonyms | Babylonia, Chaldaea | |
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 |
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 | |
Adjectives | Chaldean, Chaldaean | of or relating to ancient Chaldea / Chaldea or its people or language or culture |
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