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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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Both the Finikia and the Laodicea are owned by the Syrian General Authority for Maritime Transport.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

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

Workers loaded flour into large white bags like those delivered by the Laodicea to Lebanon three weeks later.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

An image of a sack of wheat flour aboard the Laodicea the embassy said it had obtained on Wednesday indicated a Crimea-based company is the manufacturer.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2022

They are the Christians of Coloss�, and their neighbours of Laodicea, and “as many as have not seen my face in the flesh.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

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