Chaldea

or Chal·dae·a

[ kal-dee-uh ]

noun
  1. an ancient region in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valley, in S Babylonia.

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How to use Chaldea in a sentence

  • Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • One collection of temples stands on one plain, another on another plain, and so on throughout Chaldea.

    A Son of Perdition | Fergus Hume
  • Father and I and Douglas have to work out by our knowledge in the flesh the drama begun in Chaldea.

    A Son of Perdition | Fergus Hume
  • Money-lending was also a regular practice in Egypt, Chaldea and other ancient seats of civilization, as recent discoveries show.

  • It is probable that the bricks used in the construction of the great buildings of Chaldea were first treated in this way.

    Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

British Dictionary definitions for Chaldea

Chaldea

Chaldaea

/ (kælˈdiːə) /


noun
  1. an ancient region of Babylonia; the land lying between the Euphrates delta, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian desert

  2. another name for Babylonia

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