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Babylon Pronunciation
Babylon is pronounced BA-buh-lahn, IPA /ˈbæbəˌlɑn/.
BA-buh-lahn
US /ˈbæbəˌlɑn/
Syllables: BA · buh · lahn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The ancient city on the Euphrates, in what is now Iraq.
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Babylon in a Sentence
- Babylon was the largest city in the world for a time.
- The gate from Babylon is now in a Berlin museum.
- He used Babylon as a shorthand for any corrupt city.
Common Mispronunciations of Babylon
Not buh-BY-lon
The beat belongs on the opening syllable, and the second vowel is a weak uh rather than a long i.
Not BA-bi-luhn
The last syllable keeps a full open vowel in American speech, so it ends lahn rather than luhn.
Tip: The adjective moves the weight along two places: Babylonian is ba-buh-LOH-nee-uhn.
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