LATAKIA

latakia

(noun) aromatic Turkish tobacco

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Latakia

An ancient port city in Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea.

A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.

Etymology

Noun

latakia (countable and uncountable, plural latakias)

A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

Source: Wiktionary


Lat`a*ki"a, n. Etym: [Turk.]

Definition: A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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