Babylonia

American

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

noun

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

Babylonia British

/ ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə /

noun

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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According to the biblical Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia spent seven years in the wilderness eating grass and behaving like an ox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023

A smaller kingdom, for example, might find it advantageous to seek an alliance with a large regional power like Assyria, Babylonia, or the Hittite Empire.

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

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

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