Babylonian

American  

[bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn, -lohn-yuhn] / ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Babylon or Babylonia.

2. extremely luxurious.

3. wicked; sinful.

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noun

1. an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.

2. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia.

Babylonian British  

/ ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən /

noun

1. an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia

2. the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language

2. decadent or depraved

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• post-Babylonian
  adjective
• pre-Babylonian
  adjective
• pseudo-Babylonian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Babylonian

First recorded in 1555–65; Babyloni(a) + -an