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Bab·y·lon

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–noun

1.	an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture: capital of Babylonia and later of the Chaldean empire.

2.	any rich and magnificent city believed to be a place of excessive luxury and wickedness.

3.	a city on S Long Island, in SE New York. 12,388.

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The capital of ancient Babylonia in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River. Established as capital c. 1750 B.C. and rebuilt in regal splendor by Nebuchadnezzar II after its destruction (c. 689 B.C.) by the Assyrians, Babylon was the site of the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Bab·y·lon² Audio Help (bāb'ə-lən, -lŏn') Pronunciation Key
n.

A city or place of great luxury, sensuality, and often vice and corruption.
A place of captivity or exile.

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Babylon

1362, from Gk. version of Akkad. Bab-ilani "the gate of the gods," from bab "gate" + ilani, pl. of ilu "god" (cf. Babel). The O.Pers. form, Babiru-, shows characteristic transformation of -l- to -r- in words assimilated from Semitic.

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babylon
noun
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

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Babylon [(bab-uh-luhn, bab-uh-lon)]

The capital of the ancient empire of Babylonia, which conquered Israel in the sixth century b.c. The Jews were exiled to Babylon, which they found luxurious and corrupt. The prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king of Babylon (see the handwriting on the wall), and eventually the Israelites were allowed to return to their homeland. (See also Daniel in the lions' den.)

Note: A “Babylon” is any place of sin and corruption.

[Chapter:] The Bible

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Babylon [(bab-uh-luhn, bab-uh-lon)]

A city in ancient Mesopotamia, famed for its hanging gardens (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and for the sensual lifestyle of its people.

Note: The Jews were taken captive into Babylon in the sixth century b.c. (See also under “The Bible.”)

[Chapter:] World History to 1550

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BABYLON
A development environment for expert systems. It includes frames, constraints, a prolog-like logic formalism, and a description language for diagnostic applications. It requires Common Lisp.
(ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/ai-research/Software/).
(1995-02-08)

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Babylon, NY (village, FIPS 3408) Location: 40.69595 N, 73.32715 W
Population (1990): 12249 (4536 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)

North Babylon, NY (CDP, FIPS 51440) Location: 40.73140 N, 73.32535 W
Population (1990): 18081 (6123 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11703

West Babylon, NY (CDP, FIPS 79246) Location: 40.71015 N, 73.35856 W
Population (1990): 42410 (13799 housing units)
Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11704

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