Definition of "Shinar"

And it came to passe as they iourneyed from the East, that they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Genesis 11:2

In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.

2022 April 11, Jonathan Haidt, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid”, in The Atlantic‎