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- DictionaryBabylon/ˈbabɪlɒn/
noun
- 1. (chiefly among Rastafarians) a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of society seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the police: "praise them for bringing a new rectitude to Babylon"
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Jun 30, 2024 · : a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure. Examples of Babylon in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Recently, Pitt starred in the action comedy Bullet Train (2022) and the showbiz drama Babylon (2022) alongside Margot Robbie.
Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of modern day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.
Babylon definition: an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture. See examples of BABYLON used in a sentence.
Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, when it was at the height of its splendor.
Babylon is the name of an ancient city in Mesopotamia, famous for its wealth, culture, and wickedness. It is also used as a derogatory term for any corrupt or exiled society or group.
noun. the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia. see more.
The capital of ancient Babylonia in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River. Established as capital c. 1750 bc and rebuilt in regal splendor by Nebuchadnezzar II after its destruction (c. 689 bc) by the Assyrians, Babylon was the site of the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
