Babylonie

== French == === Etymology === From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνίᾱ (Babulōníā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.bi.lɔ.ni/ === Proper noun === Babylonie f (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran) (historical) Babylonia (a geographic area equivalent to Mesopotamia, from the area of Babylon's empire at its maximum extent) ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ba.byˈɫoː.ni.ɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ba.biˈlɔː.ni.e] === Adjective === Babylōnie masculine vocative singular of Babylōnius