English
Etymology
Latin Babylon#Latin|Babyl�n, from Greek �αβ�λ�ν, from Hebrew ��� (English Babel), from Akkadian b�b ili �gate of God�; the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.
Proper noun
Babylon
- Capital of Babylonia in the 2nd and 1st century BC.
- Any city of great wealth,luxury and vice.
- (Rastafarianism) Term for the so-called white man's civilization.
Translations
Aramaic:
:Syriac: Ü�Ü�Ü (BÄ�wÄ�l, BowÄ�l)
:Hebrew: ��� (B�w�l, Bow�l)
Chinese:
:Simplified: 巴�伦
:Traditional: 巴��
French: Babylone f
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Hebrew: ���|�ָּ�ֶ� (bavel)
Korean: ë°�ë¹�ë¡
Latin: Babylon
Russian: �авилон m (Babilon)
Derived terms
Babylonia
Babylonian
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Latin
Proper noun
Babyl�n, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|-�nis f
- Babylon
Related terms
Babylonia
Babyloniacus
Babylonicus
Babyloniensis
Babylonius
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