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Babylon.

Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈba.by.ɫoːn]Classical-Latin[ˈbaː.bi.lon]
  1. Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”), the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.

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