Babylonia

Borrowed from Latin Babylonia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía),^[1] from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/

Babylonia

2. (historical) 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.

   Synonyms: Babylonian Empire; (in reference to the 2nd Babylonian Empire) Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire

4. (historical) A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

   Synonym: Mesopotamia

• (southern Babylonia): Sumeria; Chaldea

• Babylonian

• Babylon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ba.byˈɫoː.ni.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ba.biˈlɔː.ni.a]

Babylōnia f sg (genitive Babylōniae); first declension

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

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Catalan: Babilònia
• → English: Babylonia
• Italian: Babilonia
• Sicilian: Vavilugna, Babbilùnia

• Babylonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Babylonia f

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Babilónia.