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
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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
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 ● Feb. 17, 2026
Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew on Latakia city after Monday's attacks.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 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
Before them an elegant equipage of fragrant Mocha, whose fumes mingled with that of the Latakia, which our friend the abbé smoked from a genuine Turkish pipe.
From Black Diamonds by Mór Jókai
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