HyperDic: hanging_gardens_of_babylon

English > 1 sense of the expression Hanging Gardens of Babylon:
NOUNartifactHanging Gardens of Babylona terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates
English > Hanging Gardens of Babylon: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC.
Instance ofgardenA plot of ground where plants are cultivated
Member ofSeven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Worldimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
Part ofBabylonThe chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
CatalanJardins penjants de Babilònia

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