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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

The nearness of the two cities made it quite possible that he should live in Philemon’s house in Coloss� and yet go over to Laodicea for his work.

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

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