'Chaldaea' definitions:

Definition of 'Chaldaea'

(from WordNet)
noun
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, Chaldaea]
noun
An ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king) [syn: Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea]