| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Babylon |
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| (BAB-uh-luhn, BAB-uh-lon) A city in ancient Mesopotamia, famed for its hanging gardens (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and for the sensual lifestyle of its people. | 1 |
| ‡ The Jews were taken captive into Babylon in the sixth century B.C. (See also under “The Bible.”) | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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