First Known Use: 1833
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latakia
noun lat·a·kia \ˌla-tə-ˈkē-ə\
Definition of LATAKIA
: a highly aromatic Turkish smoking tobacco
Origin of LATAKIA
Latakia, seaport in Syria
Rhymes with LATAKIA
barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, hamartia, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria
Latakia
geographical name Lat·a·kia \ˌla-tə-ˈkē-ə\
Definition of LATAKIA
1
region NW Syria bordering on the Mediterranean
2
or ancient La·od·i·cea \(ˌ)lā-ˌä-də-ˈsē-ə, ˌlā-ə-\ city & port on the Mediterranean; chief town of the region pop 284,000
Rhymes with LATAKIA
barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, hamartia, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria
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