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latakia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun latakia has 2 senses
- latakia(n = noun.substance) Array - aromatic Turkish tobacco; Array is a kind of turkish tobacco
- latakia(n = noun.location) al ladhiqiyah - a seaport on the western coast of Syria; Array is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center, port
is a part of syria, syrian arab republic
CIDE DICTIONARY
latakia, n. [Turk.].
A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea. [1913 Webster]
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