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- 1. an ancient city in Mesopotamia, the capital of Babylonia in the 2nd millennium bc. The city was on the banks of the Euphrates River and was noted for its luxury, its fortifications, and, particularly, for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
- 2. a town on the southern shore of Long Island in New York that includes the villages of Babylon and Amityville; population 219,761 (est. 2008).
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Jun 15, 2024 · noun. Bab· y· lon ˈba-bə-ˌlän. -lən. : a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure. Examples of Babylon in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web And onscreen, both Ryan Murphy and Damien Chazelle included characters inspired by Wong in Hollywood and Babylon, respectively.
Babylon definition: an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture. See examples of BABYLON used in a sentence.
Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of modern day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.
Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, when it was at the height of its splendor.
noun. the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia. see more.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 bc. See also Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 2. derogatory. (in Protestant polemic) the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as the seat of luxury and corruption. 3. derogatory.
Babylon definition: A city or place of great luxury, sensuality, and often vice and corruption.
Oct 14, 2022 · Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from...
The capital of ancient Babylonia in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River. Established as capital c. 1750 bc and rebuilt in regal splendor by Nebuchadnezzar II after its destruction (c. 689 bc) by the Assyrians, Babylon was the site of the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
noun. 1. an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture: capital of Babylonia and later of the Chaldean empire. 2. any rich and magnificent city believed to be a place of excessive luxury and wickedness. 3. a city on S Long Island, in SE New York. 12,388.
