Babilonia

Borrowed from Spanish Babilonia; this surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

Babilonia (plural Babilonias)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Babilonia is the 42094^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 516 individuals. Babilonia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.18%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Babilonia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔ.nja/
• Rhymes: -ɔnja
• Hyphenation: Ba‧bi‧lò‧nia

Babilonia f

1. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
2. (historical) Babylonia (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)

• babilonese

• babilonico

Learned borrowing from Latin Babylōnia. Doublet of Babel and Babilon.

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: Ba‧bi‧lon‧ia

Babilonia f

1. (historical) Babylonia (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)

• Babilonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia.

Babilonia n

1. (historical) Babylonia (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)

• Babilon

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).

• IPA^(key): /babiˈlonja/ [ba.β̞iˈlo.nja]
• Rhymes: -onja
• Syllabification: Ba‧bi‧lo‧nia

Babilonia f

1. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
2. (historical) Babylonia (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)