"Βαβυλωνία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Βαβυλωνία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ba.by.lɔː.ní.aː/, /βa.βy.loˈni.a/, /va.vi.loˈni.a/, /ba.by.lɔː.ní.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ba.by.loˈni.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /βa.βy.loˈni.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /va.vy.loˈni.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /va.vi.loˈni.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|Βαβυλών|-ῐ́ᾱ|t1=Babylon}} Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱς|f|first|head=Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ}} Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ • (Băbŭlōnĭ́ā) f (genitive Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ|ᾱς|form=sing}} Forms: Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ [canonical], Băbŭlōnĭ́ā [romanization], Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τῆς Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τῇ Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τὴν Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], Βᾰβῠλωνῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative]
  1. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran) Wikipedia link: Babylonia Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Iran, Places in Iraq, Places in Kuwait, Places in Syria Derived forms: Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)
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      "ipa": "/ba.by.lɔː.ní.aː/",
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/va.vi.loˈni.a/",
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