Babylonian
[ bab-uh-loh-nee-uh n, -lohn-yuh n ]
/ ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən /
adjective Also Babylonish.
noun
an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.
the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia.
Compare Akkadian(def 1).
Origin of Babylonian
First recorded in 1555–65;
Babyloni(a) +
-an
OTHER WORDS FROM Babylonian
post-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective pre-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective pseu·do-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for babylonian
Babylonian
/ (ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən) /
noun
an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia
the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language
decadent or depraved