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proper noun

Babel

/baˈbel/

proper noun/baˈbel/

Babel (city and tower)

Related: babélico, Torre de Babel

Borrowed from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “gate of God”).