BABYLONIAN


Meaning of BABYLONIAN in English

/bab'euh loh"nee euhn, -lohn"yeuhn/ , adj. Also, Babylonish .

1. of or pertaining to Babylon or Babylonia.

2. extremely luxurious.

3. wicked; sinful.

n.

4. an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.

5. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia. Cf. Akkadian (def. 1).

[ 1555-65; BABYLONI(A) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .