Babylonia

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UK/ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/US/ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/

proper noun

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.

Similar
Babylonian EmpireChaldeaChaldean EmpireNeo-Babylonian EmpireMesopotamia
OriginLatin Babylōnia ← Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn 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.

    Synonyms: Babylonian Empire, Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire

  2. historicalA geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

    Synonyms: Mesopotamia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn 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.

Similar
Babylonian EmpireChaldeaChaldean EmpireNeo-Babylonian Empire

proper nounA geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

Similar
Mesopotamia

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΒαβυλωνία
  2. LatinBabylōnia
  3. EnglishBabylonia

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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Translations

Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία
  • Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Arabic بَابِل
  • بَابِل (bābil)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Brazilian Portuguese Babilônia
  • Babilôniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Bulgarian Вавилония
  • Вавилония (Vavilonija)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Catalan Babilònia
  • Babilòniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Chinese Mandarin 巴比倫尼亞 /巴比伦尼亚
  • 巴比倫尼亞 /巴比伦尼亚 (Bābǐlúnníyà)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Czech Babylónie
  • Babylónieancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Danish Babylonien
  • Babylonienancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Dutch Babylonië, Babylonische Rijk
  • Babyloniëancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
  • Babylonische Rijkancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Esperanto Babilonio
  • Babilonioancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Estonian Babüloonia
  • Babülooniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
European Portuguese Babilónia
  • Babilóniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Finnish Babylonia
  • Babyloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
French Babylonie, Babylone
  • Babylonieancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
  • Babyloneancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
German Babylonien
  • Babylonienancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Greek Βαβυλωνία
  • Βαβυλωνία (Vavylonía)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Hindi बाबिल, बाबुल
  • बाबिल (bābil)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
  • बाबुल (bābul)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Hungarian Babilónia
  • Babilóniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Icelandic Babýlónía
  • Babýlóníaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Irish An Bhablóinia
  • An Bhablóiniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Italian Babilonia
  • Babiloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Japanese バビロニア
  • バビロニア (Babironia)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Korean 바빌로니아
  • 바빌로니아 (babillonia)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Latvian Babilonija
  • Babilonijaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Lithuanian Babilonija
  • Babilonijaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Norwegian Bokmål Babylonia
  • Babyloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Persian بابل
  • بابل (bâbel)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Polish Babilonia
  • Babiloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Romanian Babilonia, Imperiul Babilonian
  • Babiloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
  • Imperiul Babilonianancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Russian Вавило́ния
  • Вавило́ния (Vavilónija)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Slovak Babylonia
  • Babyloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Spanish Babilonia
  • Babiloniaancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Swedish Babylonien
  • Babylonienancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Thai อาณาจักรบาบิโลเนีย
  • อาณาจักรบาบิโลเนีย (aanaa jàk baabìlohnia)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Turkish Babil
  • Babilancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
Ukrainian Вавило́нія
  • Вавило́нія (Vavylónija)ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Babylonia

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Anagrams

Balibayon
Cite this entry
APA

Babylonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babylonia

MLA

“Babylonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babylonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Babylonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babylonia.

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