Babylonia

//ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə// name

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  1. 1
    An ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran. historical
  2. 2
    A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent. historical

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;babylonian empirebabylonian empirechaldaeachaldeachaldean empire

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"Babylon was the capital of ancient Babylonia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas). By surface analysis, Babylon + -ia.

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Assyro-Babylonia

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