Latakia

American  

[lat-uh-kee-uh, lah-tah-kee-ah] / ˌlæt əˈki ə, ˌlɑ tɑˈki ɑ /

noun

1. Ancient Laodicea.  a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.

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

3. a variety of Turkish tobacco.

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Latakia British  

/ ˌlætəˈkiːə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The Colombians would mark the bricks with a dragon symbol, inspired by a bracelet Kassis wore, and ship them to the Syrian port of Latakia in a container ostensibly laden with bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ramia was preparing for a family picnic, on a warm summer day in her village in Latakia province in western Syria, when a white car drove up, she said.

From BBC

Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew on Latakia city after Monday's attacks.

From Barron's

The community is otherwise mostly present across their coastal heartland in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

From Barron's

Several hundred people protested on Tuesday in Syria's coastal city of Latakia in the country's Alawite heartland to protest recent attacks against the minority community, AFP correspondents said.

From Barron's