1. an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king); [syn: Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Babylonia
n 1: an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia
conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews
to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
[syn: Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea]