Значение

значений: 8
  1. (историческое)An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

    Babylon

    Вавило́нVavilón

  2. A governate in Iraq.

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

  4. (Rastafari)Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion.

  5. (Jamaica, Multicultural London English)The police.

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

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

  8. A surname.

Примеры

предложений: 11
  1. Babylon was famous for its hanging gardens.

    Вавилон был знаменит своими висячими садами.

    deBabylon war berühmt für seine Hängenden Gärten.

  2. Babylon was the capital of ancient Babylonia.

    Вавилон — столица античной Вавилонии.

    ukВавілон був столицею стародавньої Вавілонії.

    deBabylon war die Hauptstadt des antiken Babylonien.

  3. Alexander died in Babylon.

    Александр умер в Вавилоне.

    deAlexander starb in Babylon.

  4. Alexander the Great died in Babylon.

    deAlexander der Große ist in Babylon gestorben.

  5. What's that Christian verse about "Babylon the Great"?

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
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Deutsch
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Происхождение

Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from A

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.

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