Latakia

[ lat-uh-kee-uh or, especially for 1, lah-tah-kee-ah ]

noun
  1. Ancient La·od·i·ce·a [ley-od-uh-see-uh, ley-uh-duh-] /leɪˌɒd əˈsi ə, ˌleɪ ə də-/ . a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.

  2. a coastal district in Syria, in the western part.

  1. a variety of Turkish tobacco.

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Latakia

Lattakia

/ (ˌlætəˈkiːə) /


noun
  1. the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est): Latin name: Laodicea ad Mare

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