Babylon

noun

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-ˌlän How to pronounce Babylon (audio) -lən How to pronounce Babylon (audio)
: a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure

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Their period of frugality paid off: At age 28, Bellucci and her fiancé purchased a five-bedroom house built in the 1950s in Babylon, New York. Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024 Conservative leaning media outlets now on Bluesky include satirical website The Babylon Bee and news site Newsmax, an early adopter who joined in February 2024 and has made 24,400 posts, though only amassing 695 followers. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Vertical farming is a practice with an almost impossibly long history—some argue that vertical farming’s origins can be traced as far back as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Aztecs. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 People sometimes even question whether the most mysterious of them all — the Hanging Gardens of Babylon — existed at all. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Babylon 

Word History

Etymology

Babylon, ancient city of Babylonia

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Babylon was in the 14th century

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“Babylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Babylon. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Babylon

geographical name

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-lən How to pronounce Babylon (audio)
-ˌlän
ancient city and capital of Babylonia

Note: The site of Babylon is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Baghdad near the Euphrates River.

see also babylonian

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