Chaldæan

A form of Chaldean — Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.

Meanings

adjectiveChaldæan (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic form of Chaldean.

    His traditional fame in those regions is only equalled by that of Solomon and Alexander ; and these old traditions are still cherished by the Arabs, who attach his name to the chief heaps of ruins that stand on the Chaldæan plain.

    1864, Philip Smith, A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time, Walton and Maberly, Volume I., Book II., Chapter IX., page #204
nounChaldæan (plural Chaldæans)

plural Chaldæans

  1. archaicArchaic form of Chaldean.
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