Babylonian

/ˈbæbəˌloʊniən/
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Other forms: Babylonians

Definitions of Babylonian
  1. noun
    an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
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    Sumerian
    a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer
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    Semite
    a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
  2. adjective
    of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture
    “Babylonian religion”
  3. noun
    the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
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    cuneiform
    an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
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