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Laodicea

American  
[ley-od-uh-see-uh, ley-uh-duh-] / leɪˌɒd əˈsi ə, ˌleɪ ə də- /

noun

  1. ancient name of Latakia.


Laodicea British  
/ ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪə /

noun

  1. the ancient name of several Greek cities in W Asia, notably of Latakia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The ships - the Laodicea, the Finikia and the Souria - are owned by the state-owned Syrian General Authority for Maritime Transport, according to Equasis and the U.S.

From Reuters Dec. 19, 2022

AP tracked 10 voyages made by the Laodicea and her sister ships - Souria and Finikia - from the Ukrainian coast to ports in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon.

From Washington Times Oct. 3, 2022

A July 11 satellite image shows the Laodicea tied up at a pier in Feodosia.

From Seattle Times Oct. 2, 2022

Among the new information presented by Ukraine's embassy, satellite imagery - also provided to Reuters - shows the Laodicea in the Crimean port of Feodosia on July 14.

From Reuters Aug. 3, 2022

Epaphras himself at the time of Paul's writing was in great anxiety both for this church and for the adjoining churches at Hierapolis and Laodicea.

From The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon

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