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
see also:
chaldea babylonia