Babilonia

Borrowed from Spanish Babilonia; this surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

Babilonia (plural Babilonias)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Babilonia is the 42094^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 516 individuals. Babilonia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.18%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Babilonia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔ.nja/
• Rhymes: -ɔnja
• Hyphenation: Ba‧bi‧lò‧nia

Babilonia f

1. Babylon
2. Babylonia

• babilonese

• babilonico

Learned borrowing from Latin Babylōnia. Doublet of Babel and Babilon.

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: Ba‧bi‧lon‧ia

Babilonia f

1. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient region and empire in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)

• Babilonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Latin Babylōnia.

Babilonia n

1. Babylonia

• Babilon

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).

Babilonia f

1. Babylon
2. Babylonia