Laodicea

American

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

noun

ancient name of Latakia.

Laodicea British

/ ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪə /

noun

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

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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

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

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

II, 2, note on Paschal Controversy.295.Bishop of Laodicea, circ.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

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