Babylonia

American  

[bab-uh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh] / ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə /

noun

1. an ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley: its greatest period was 2800–1750 b.c. Babylon.

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Babylonia British  

/ ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə /

noun

1. the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 _bc , when it was conquered by the Persians

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Example Sentences

In Babylonia, beer was made by fermenting dates with water.

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

Then, at the end of the seventh century BCE, a resurgent Babylonia allied with the Median Empire to destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire and carve up the spoils.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Ishtar Gate of Babylonia, Choson dynasty scholar paintings, Mughal Empire miniatures, Chartres Cathedral, Cubism and conceptual art … it’s all here.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

According to Nails: The History of the Modern Manicure, archaeologists unearthed a solid gold manicure set in southern Babylonia, dating to 3,200 BC, that was apparently part of combat equipment.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2021

Caliph Abd al-Rahman III had a Jewish minister who imported a number of intellectuals from Babylonia.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife