Chaldaea

Variant of Chaldea

Chaldea definition

Chal·dea or Chaldaea Chal·dae′a (kal dē′ə)

  1. ancient region along the lower courses of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: S part of Babylonia
  2. Babylonia: so called during Chaldean supremacy, c. 6th cent.

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