babylon

BrE /ˈbæblən/ AmE /ˈbæblən/

noun en → es

1 CITY [noun] B2

an ancient city in Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates River

Babilonia

Collocations ancient Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Los Jardines Suspensos de Babilonia eran uno de los Siete Maravillas del Mundo Antiguo.

2 MYTH [noun] C1

a place in mythology where people spoke different languages and could not understand each other after the construction of a tower (the Tower of Babel)

Babilonia (en mitología)

Collocations Tower of Babel

The story of the Tower of Babel is a metaphor for the confusion caused by language barriers.

La historia de la Torre de Babel es una metáfora para la confusión causada por las barreras lingüísticas.