Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a legendary terraced garden complex, famed for its advanced engineering and lush vegetation, said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon.

Usage

• The term "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" is used as a singular proper noun to refer to this specific ancient wonder. It is typically used in historical, archaeological, and cultural contexts.
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Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Many ancient texts describe the splendor of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  • Archaeologists continue to search for definitive evidence of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon's location.

Advanced Usage

• "the Hanging Gardens": Often used as a shortened, recognizable reference to the full name.
  • Of all the Seven Wonders, the Hanging Gardens are perhaps the most mysterious.

Variants and Related Words

• Hanging Gardens: A common abbreviated form.
• Babylonian gardens: A more general descriptive term that may reference these gardens.

Synonyms

• Ancient wonder: A general term, as the gardens are one of the Seven Wonders.
• Terraced gardens: A descriptive term for the garden's structural style, though not a proper name.

Related Phrases

• A modern Hanging Gardens: A phrase used to describe elaborate, multi-level garden designs inspired by the ancient wonder.
  • The rooftop terraces were designed like a modern Hanging Gardens.

Related Idioms

• A Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Used metaphorically to describe something of legendary beauty, complexity, or perhaps dubious existence.
  • His backyard project became a veritable Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with waterfalls and plants on every level.

Noun

1. a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC