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Babylon

name
/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɒn/UK/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/CA/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɔn//ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/UK

Etymology

Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. Doublet of Babel.

  1. derived from Bābilim
  2. derived from Βαβυλών
  3. derived from Babylōn
  4. derived from Babilōn

Definitions

  1. An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of…

    An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

    • Standing afarre off for the feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mighty citie: for in one houre is thy iudgement come.

  2. A governate in Iraq.

  3. Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion.

    2. The police.

    3. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

    4. A town and village therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.

    5. A surname.

    6. A female breast.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA