Neo-Babylonian

adjective

Of or relating to the Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. It was founded in 626 BC and conquered by the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 539 BC.

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Meanings

adjectiveNeo-Babylonian (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to the Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. It was founded in 626 BC and conquered by the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 539 BC.
nounNeo-Babylonian (plural Neo-Babylonians)

plural Neo-Babylonians

  1. historicalAn inhabitant of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Origin

From neo- + Babylonian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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