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English noun: Chaldaea | |||
| 1. | Chaldaea (location) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Chaldea | ||
| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Part meronym | Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Republic of Iraq | ||
| 2. | Chaldaea (location) an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king) | ||
| Synonyms | Babylonia, Chaldea | ||
| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Part holonym | Sumer | ||
| Part meronym | Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Republic of Iraq | ||
| Domain region | Babylon | ||
| Domain region members | battle of Cunaxa, Cunaxa | ||
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