Chaldaea

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chaldaea
       n 1: 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 [syn: {Chaldea}]


       2: an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia
          conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews
          to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the
          king) [syn: {Babylonia}, {Chaldea}]