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Babylonian

ba·by·lo·nian

UK/bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ US/bæbɪˈloʊnɪ.ən/ rare obsolete
noun (2) adjective (1)

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adjective

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of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture

  • “Babylonian religion”

Origin

From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.

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