Latakia
[lat-uh-kee-uh or especially for 1, lah-tah-kee-ah]
- Ancient Laodicea. a seaport in NW Syria, on the Mediterranean.
- a coastal district in Syria, in the W part.
- a variety of Turkish tobacco.
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Examples from the Web for latakia
Contemporary Examples
A psychologist from the Syrian town of Latakia recently told me she had counseled 15 women who had been released from detention.
A merchant from Latakia province pays each teacher the equivalent of $40 per month.
Millions of Refugees from Syria’s War Are Clinging to Life In Toxic ConditionsChristopher Looney
April 14, 2014
But Syria says the jet had been on a mission to attack rebel forces in the province of Latakia and never crossed into Turkey.
On Monday Psaki refused to comment on the speculation that Israel was behind the Latakia bombing.
To the surprise of many, they were well-known rebel commanders from a smaller battalion in Latakia.
Historical Examples
I am now going to inquire after him, and smoke some of his Latakia.'
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
Laodicea is now Latakia, and is famous for the tobacco grown in the neighbourhood.
History of PhoeniciaGeorge Rawlinson
The Latakia tobacco grown in the hilly part of Northern Syria is also celebrated as a cigarette tobacco.
Tobacco LeavesW. A. Brennan
This town is connected by telegraph with Latakia, on the Syrian coast, the wires passing through Nikosia.
CyprusFranz von Lher
A large part of the produce was at first converted into Latakia tobacco.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its ProductsWilliam Bevan
Latakia
Lattakia
- the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est)Latin name: Laodicea ad Mare
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