# Babylonia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/ · frequency rank #50,952

## Definitions
1. An ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran.
2. A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas). By surface analysis, Babylon + -ia.

## Source
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