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proper nounˈbabɪlɒnˈbæbəlɑn An ancient city in Mesopotamia, the capital of Babylonia in the 2nd millennium BC. The city (of which only ruins now remain) lay on the River Euphrates and was noted by classical writers for its luxury, its fortifications, and its legendary Hanging Gardens.
Origin Greek Babulōn (from Hebrew bāḇel), also the name of the mystical city of the Apocalypse. Compare with babel. noun ˈbabɪlɒnˈbæbəlɑn mass noun(chiefly among Rastafarians) a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of white culture seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the police. praise them for bringing a new rectitude to Babylon Example sentencesExamples - The Babylon acted swiftly and managed to find one of the suspects by fingerprinting.
- All people should have dreadlocks because nobody has ever said to wash your hair but Babylon.
- Babylon is like, the society built by white people.
Synonyms police officer, policeman, policewoman, officer of the law, law-enforcement agent, law-enforcement officer, officer
Origin 1940s: by association with Babylon1. proper nounˈbabəlänˈbæbəlɑn 1An ancient city in Mesopotamia, the capital of Babylonia in the 2nd millennium BC. The city was on the banks of the Euphrates River and was noted for its luxury, its fortifications, and, particularly, for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 2A town on the southern shore of Long Island in New York that includes the villages of Babylon and Amityville; population 219,761 (est. 2008).
Origin Greek Babulōn (from Hebrew bāḇel), also the name of the mystical city of the Apocalypse. Compare with babel. nounˈbabəlänˈbæbəlɑn (chiefly among Rastafarians) a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of a society seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the police. praise them for bringing a new rectitude to Babylon Example sentencesExamples - All people should have dreadlocks because nobody has ever said to wash your hair but Babylon.
- The Babylon acted swiftly and managed to find one of the suspects by fingerprinting.
- Babylon is like, the society built by white people.
Synonyms police officer, policeman, policewoman, officer of the law, law-enforcement agent, law-enforcement officer, officer
Origin 1940s: by association with Babylon. |