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

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

Attacks were reported near Homs and Palmyra, as well as on the coastal city of Latakia, Sana said late on Monday.

From BBC

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

Syrian security forces were then accused of carrying out revenge killings of Alawites in the coastal province of Latakia - the sect's heartland.

From BBC

In the countryside of Latakia, the Syrian security forces' control ends, and the boundaries of the Russian military's Hmeimim airbase begin.

From BBC