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Chaldaea

noun
1.
An ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II.  Synonym: Chaldea.
2.
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).  Synonyms: Babylonia, Chaldea.





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Words linked to "Chaldaea" :   geographic area, Cunaxa, Iraq, Mesopotamia, geographical area, Al-Iraq, battle of Cunaxa, Sumer, Babylon, Irak, geographical region, geographic region, Chaldea, Republic of Iraq


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