Latakia
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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.
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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
Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus - strongholds of Assad support.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
Several varieties are cultivated, some of them resembling the Shiraz and Latakia, while most of it is said to be similar to Virginia tobacco, only larger.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
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