Babylon
An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks…An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.
» Babylon was the capital of ancient Babylonia.
Babylon war die Hauptstadt des antiken Babylonien.
Вавилон — столица античной Вавилонии.
Вавілон був столицею стародавньої Вавілонії.
Meaning
8 senses(historical)An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.
Babylon
Вавило́нVavilón
A governate in Iraq.
Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice.
(Rastafari)Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion.
(Jamaica, Multicultural London English)The police.
An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
A town and village therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.
A surname.
Examples
11 sentencesBabylon was the capital of ancient Babylonia.
Вавілон був столицею стародавньої Вавілонії.
ruВавилон — столица античной Вавилонии.
deBabylon war die Hauptstadt des antiken Babylonien.
Babylon was famous for its hanging gardens.
ruВавилон был знаменит своими висячими садами.
deBabylon war berühmt für seine Hängenden Gärten.
Alexander the Great died in Babylon.
deAlexander der Große ist in Babylon gestorben.
What's that Christian verse about "Babylon the Great"?
In the Babylon 5 space station, G'Kar is a Narn ambassador.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from APartially 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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