Latakia
Americannoun
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Ancient Laodicea. a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.
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a coastal district in Syria, in the western part.
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a variety of Turkish tobacco.
noun
Example Sentences
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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 ● Mar. 28, 2026
Protesters in Latakia shouted slogans including "The Syrian people are one" and "To the whole world, listen to us, the Alawites will not bend".
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
So far, said committee spokesman Yasser Farhan, the panel has investigated only the province of Latakia but will soon move to neighboring provinces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
"They are all from these villages," said Mahmoud al-Haik, a soldier in the new government's defence ministry, who has been stationed in Baniyas in the Latakia countryside.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
The Latakia tobacco grown in the hilly part of Northern Syria is also celebrated as a cigarette tobacco.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan
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