n.
Pronunciation: kal- ' d ē - ə n, ko ̇ l-, käl-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Chaldaeus Chaldean, astrologer, from Greek Chaldaios, from Chaldaia Chaldea, region of ancient Babylonia
Date: 1561
1 a : a member of an ancient Semitic people that became dominant in Babylonia b : the Semitic language of the Chaldeans
2 : a person versed in the occult arts
– Chaldean adjective