noun
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an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia
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the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language
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decadent or depraved
Other Word Forms
- post-Babylonian adjective
- pre-Babylonian adjective
- pseudo-Babylonian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Babylonian
First recorded in 1555–65; Babyloni(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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Yale's vase has been in the Babylonian Collection since shortly after the university established the collection of about 40,000 ancient artifacts in 1911.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
She likely originated in the Babylonian kharimati, singing priestesses of bull-riding goddess Ishtar.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023
We do know the Babylonian name for the planet Mercury “means something like ‘the jumpy one,’” Ossendrijver says.
From National Geographic • Aug. 24, 2023
“The battle for creator’s rights has been around since the first inscribed Babylonian tablet,” Kirby wrote, ending his statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023
“Did you not hear the Babylonian? It is all over at the goldsmith’s. I told you before, I must have some use of you.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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