Babylonian (redirected from Babylonians)

Bab·y·lo·ni·an  (bb-ln-n)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Babylonia or Babylon or their people, culture, or language.

2. Characterized by a luxurious, pleasure-seeking, and often immoral way of life.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Babylon or Babylonia.

2. The form of Akkadian used in Babylonia.

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Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən]

n

1. (Historical Terms) an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian

adj

1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language

2. decadent or depraved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Babylonian - an inhabitant of ancient Babylon Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa Sumerian - a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer
	2.	Babylonian - the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written cuneiform - an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia Babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
Adj.	1.	Babylonian - of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion"

Translations

Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən]

A. ADJ → babilónico; [person] → babilonio

B. N → babilonio/a m/f

Babylonian

adj → babylonisch

n → Babylonier(in) m(f)

Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən]

1. adj → babilonese

2. n (person) → babilonese m/f; (language) → babilonese m