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Babylonia.

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.

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name/ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/General-American
  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.

    historical
  2. A geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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.

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