latakia

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/latəˈkiːə/ (UK)
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/latəˈkiːə/ (UK) · /ˌlætəˈkiːə/

Definition of latakia

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

name

  1. A city in Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.

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Etymology

From Latakia (“the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced”), from Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).

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