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    chaldea

    chaldea - Dictionary definition and meaning for word chaldea

    Definition
    (noun) 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
    Synonyms : chaldaea
    Definition
    (noun) 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)
    Synonyms : babylonia , chaldaea
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