Latakia

//ˌlætəˈkiːə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of pungent Turkish tobacco. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    aromatic Turkish tobacco wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 2
    A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.

Synonyms

All synonyms
al ladhiqiyahhavanaleafsecondsshag

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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mediterranean sea

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