see|Tower of Babel
English
Alternative spellings
Tower of Babel
Etymology
From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel
Noun
a tower of Babel (plural: towers of Babel)
- figuratively A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.
Translations
;situation of confusion due to many languages
Dutch: toren van Babel m
Polish: wieża Babel f
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ttbc|Slovak: babylonská veža f
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