Chaldea

Chaldea

, Chaldaea
1. an ancient region of Babylonia; the land lying between the Euphrates delta, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian desert
2. another name for Babylonia
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Chaldea

ancient Mesopotamian land where study of astrology developed. [Ancient Hist.: NCE, 499]
See: Astrology
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