Chaldea

Alternative forms

• Chaldæa archaic
• Chaldaea

Origin

From Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaia).

Full definition of Chaldea

Proper noun

1. a nation in the southern portion of Babylonia, Lower Mesopotamia, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.

Related terms

• Chaldean