noun
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an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia
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the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language
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decadent or depraved
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Babylonian
First recorded in 1555–65; Babyloni(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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Babylonian works were inscribed in cuneiform on clay tablets, many of which have survived only in fragments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
She likely originated in the Babylonian kharimati, singing priestesses of bull-riding goddess Ishtar.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
Suddenly, Streisand was a "Babylonian queen" whose profiles were laced with superlatives - 250 million records sold, 10 Golden Globe awards, five Emmys and two Oscars, for acting and songwriting.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
Mercury retrograde was probably first documented by Babylonian astronomers around the 7th century B.C., says Mathieu Ossendrijver, a historian of ancient science, Assyriologist and astrophysicist at the Freie Universität Berlin.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 24, 2023
In a panic as sudden as it was unreasoned, Ranofer wheeled into an alley and crouched there, trembling, until the Babylonian was certain to be gone.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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