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Bab•y•lo•ni•an



Pronunciation: (bab"u-lō'nē-un,--lōn'yun), [key]
—adj. Also,Babylonish.
1. of or pertaining to Babylon or Babylonia.
2. extremely luxurious.
3. wicked; sinful.

—n.
1. an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.
2. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia. Cf. Akkadian (def. 1).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

BabyloniaBabylonian captivity
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