Definition of: Chaldean

(kal·dē′ən) noun
1. a A native of Chaldea. b One of an ancient Semitic people of the Tigris and Euphrates Valley, who conquered and ruled Babylon. c A Babylonian.
2. One versed in the occult learning of the Chaldeans; an astrologer; hence, a magician.
3. The ancient Semitic language of the Chaldeans.
—adjective Of or pertaining to Chaldea, the Chaldeans, or their language or culture: also Chal·da·ic (kal·dā′ik). Also Chal·dae′an.