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chaldea
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[ noun ] (geography) an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
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[ noun ] (Babylonian,geography) an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
Related terms geographical_area Iraq Mesopotamia Cunaxa Sumer Cunaxa Babylon |
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