noun
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an ancient region of Babylonia; the land lying between the Euphrates delta, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian desert
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another name for Babylonia
Example Sentences
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She walks us through its origins in ancient Chaldea, its popularity among history’s scientists and philosophers, and the present day—where real experiments have been run.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2018
On its fringes are ruins of settled villages already old when Egypt and Chaldea were peopled by preagricultural savages.
From Time Magazine Archive
The astrological trail, says Moran, leads to Chaldea, "the home of astrology par excellence."
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning now for the first time, the former football hero finds the town of Chaldea little changed: as ever, skulduggery, greed and hypocrisy thrive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whence it follows, that to such a place must we look for the origin of these spheres, and not to Egypt or Chaldea.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.
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