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Chaldea

/kæl'di:ә/

📖 中文释义

  1. 卡尔迪亚王国(古巴比伦人的一个王国)
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n 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
  2. n 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)