Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Chaldea | Yes | No | No | No |
Al-Iraq | Yes | No | No | No |
Chaldea (noun) | Al-Iraq (noun) |
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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 | a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq |
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) |