Babylon
pronunciation
How to pronounce Babylon in British English:
UK [ˈbæbilən]
How to pronounce Babylon in American English:
US [ˈbæbələn, -ˌlɑn]
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- Noun:
- the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
Word Origin
- Babylon
- mid-14c., from Greek version of Akkadian Bab-ilani "the gate of the gods," from bab "gate" + ilani, plural of ilu "god" (see Babel). The Old Persian form, Babiru-, shows characteristic transformation of -l- to -r- in words assimilated from Semitic.
Example
- 1. During colonial times , archaeologists hauled off babylon 's artifacts to europe .
- 2. Babylon , an hour 's drive south of baghdad , dates to ancient mesopotamia .
- 3. Their temples have names such as the city of dreams and babylon ; the congregations are growing .
- 4. The last chapter will be of the remains of babylon as an american and polish transport hub during the iraq war .
- 5. When the chaplain beckoned to him , he walked confidently into the euphrates and was baptized in babylon .