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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
Chaldaea
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
• Syn:
Chaldea
• Derivationally related forms:
Chaldean (for: Chaldea), Chaldaean (for: Chaldea)
• Instance Hypernyms:
geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
• Part Holonyms:
Mesopotamia, Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak
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)
• Syn:
Babylonia, Chaldea
• Derivationally related forms:
Chaldean (for: Chaldea), Chaldaean (for: Chaldea)
• Regions:
Babylon
• Members of this Region:
Cunaxa, battle of Cunaxa
• Instance Hypernyms:
geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
• Part Holonyms:
Mesopotamia, Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak
• Part Meronyms:
Sumer
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