/ˈbaː.bəl/
HerkomstFrom Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).
- historical, neuterBabylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)
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