English

Proper noun

Babylonia

1. (historical) The realm of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), the Babylonian Empire.
2. (historical) The area of Babylon's empire, Mesopotamia itself.

Synonyms

• (empire): Babylonian Empire, (in reference to the 2nd Babylonian Empire) Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire
• (region): Mesopotamia

Hyponyms

• (southern Babylonia): Sumeria; Chaldea

Derived terms

• Babylonian

Translations

See also

• Babylon

References

1. 1 2 3 Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Babylonian, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Babylonia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Babilónia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).