Chaldea

See also: chaldea

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Chaldaea, from Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kælˈdi.ə/

Proper noun

Chaldea

  2. (historical) An ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.

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Further reading

  • “Chaldea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxaldɛa]

Proper noun

Chaldea f (relational adjective chaldejský, demonym Chaldejec)

  1. (historical) Chaldea (an ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain)

Declension

Declension of Chaldea (sg-only feminine in -ea)
singular
nominative Chaldea
genitive Chaldey, Chaldeje
dative Chaldeji
accusative Chaldeu
vocative Chaldeo
locative Chaldeji
instrumental Chaldeou, Chaldejí

Derived terms

Further reading

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