Chaldea

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/kælˈdi.ə/

proper noun

An ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.

OriginLatin Chaldaea ← Ancient Greek Χαλδαία →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chaldaea · alternative archaic Chaldæa · alternative Chaldee

  1. historicalAn ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
babylonia

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΧαλδαία
  2. LatinChaldaea
  3. EnglishChaldea

From Latin Chaldaea, from Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaía).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Χαλδαία
  • Χαλδαία (Khaldaía)region in the southern portion of Babylonia
Catalan Caldea
  • Caldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Chinese Mandarin 迦勒底
  • 迦勒底 (Jiālèdǐ)region in the southern portion of Babylonia
Czech Chaldea
  • Chaldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Danish Kaldæa
  • Kaldæaregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Dutch Chaldea
  • Chaldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Esperanto Ĥaldeio, Ĥaldeujo
  • Ĥaldeioregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
  • Ĥaldeujoregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Estonian Kaldea
  • Kaldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Finnish Kaldea
  • Kaldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
French Chaldée
  • Chaldéeregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Hindi कसद
  • कसद (kasad)region in the southern portion of Babylonia
Hungarian káld
  • káldregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Irish an Chaildé
  • an Chaildéregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Latin Chaldaea
  • Chaldaearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Polish Chaldeja
  • Chaldejaregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Portuguese Caldeia
  • Caldeiaregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Russian Халде́я
  • Халде́я (Xaldéja)region in the southern portion of Babylonia
Spanish Caldea
  • Caldearegion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Swedish Kaldéen
  • Kaldéenregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Thai เคลเดีย
  • เคลเดียregion in the southern portion of Babylonia
Cite this entry
APA

Chaldea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldea

MLA

“Chaldea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chaldea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldea.

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