Chaldea

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Chaldea

  • /kælˈdi.ə/

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

proper noun Chaldaea · Chaldæa · Chaldee

  1. 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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name region in the southern portion of Babylonia

EspañolCaldea
中文迦勒底 Jiālèdǐ
हिन्दीकसद kasad
PortuguêsCaldeia
FrançaisChaldée
РусскийХалде́я Xaldéja

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"Chaldea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaldea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chaldea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaldea

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@misc{chaldea_2026,
  title = {Chaldea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaldea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}