babylon
/ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/US/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/
babylon noun: a female breast.
Noun
babylon (plural babylons)
Proper noun capitalized: Babylon
Babylon
- An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.
- Standing afarre off for the feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mighty citie: for in one houre is thy iudgement come.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 18:10
- A governate in Iraq.
- Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice.
- Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and...1921, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
- Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion.
- The police.
- When I was the first officer on the scene at a nightclub brawl, I was picked up by the throat and strangled by a huge Rastafarian who was trying to kill me. I was losing consciousness when Marlon told him to let me go.
I remember him saying, ‘She’s alright for Babylon. Put her down.’ He dropped me...2017 September 24, Emma Jones, “Crime, sexism and a near death experience - former police officer lifts the lid on the hidden secrets of the force”, in Daily Mirror
- When I was the first officer on the scene at a nightclub brawl, I was picked up by the throat and strangled by a huge Rastafarian who was trying to kill me. I was losing consciousness when Marlon told him to let me go.
- An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- A town and village therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.
- Synonyms:
- police
- A surname.
babylon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
babylon in Hindi
- बेबीलोन, बेबीलॉन, बैबिलोन
babylon in Tamil
- கால்டியப் பேரரசின் தலைநகர், பெருநகர், ரோம்நகர், லமண்டன், பழிச்செயல் மிகுந்த நகரம்
babylon in Marathi
- बॅबिलॉन, बॅबिलोन, बेबीलोन
babylon in Urdu
- بابل
More languagesFewer languages
- babylon in Bengali
- ব্যাবিলন, বেবিলন
- babylon in Telugu
- బబులోను babulōnu
- babylon in Malayalam
- ബാബിലോൺ, ബേബിലോൺ, ബേബീലോൺ
- babylon in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಬಿಲೋನ್
- babylon in Punjabi
- ਬੇਬੀਲੋਨ
- babylon in Gujarati
- બેબીલોન, બાબેલોન, બેબિલોન
- babylon in Odia
- ବାବିଲୋନ, ବାବିଲୋନ୍, ବାବିଲନ୍
- babylon in Nepali
- बेबिलोन, ब्याबिलोन
Synonyms of babylon
Forms of babylon
| plural | babylons |
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Origin of babylon
Instantiation of Babylon, popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in his satirical television show Da Ali G Show (2000–2004).
Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. Doublet of Babel.
Words formed from babylon
Phrases with babylon
Questions about babylon
- What does babylon mean?
- Babylon means a female breast.
- What is babylon in Hindi?
- Babylon in Hindi is बेबीलोन, बेबीलॉन, बैबिलोन. See Babylon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is babylon?
- Babylon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce babylon?
- Babylon is pronounced /ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of babylon?
- The plural of babylon is babylons.
Words near babylon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: babylon (page history and authors); Babylon (page history and authors); babylon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); babylon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); babylon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Babylon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); babylon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); బబులోను (Telugu) (page history and authors); babylon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); babylon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); babylon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); babylon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); babylon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); babylon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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