Chaldea
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
Types & categories
- geographical area instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Iraq part holonym
- Mesopotamia part holonym
Related & opposite
- Chaldean derivation
Sense 2 noun
an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
Types & categories
- geographical area instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Iraq part holonym
- Mesopotamia part holonym
- Sumer part meronym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | Chaldean |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Iraq |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Mesopotamia |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | geographical area |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Chaldean |
| 2 | domain region | Related & opposite | Babylon |
| 2 | has domain region | Related & opposite | Cunaxa |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Iraq |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Mesopotamia |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Sumer |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | geographical area |