Etymology

latakia

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Today it means: A type of pungent Turkish tobacco. Full definition →

Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromاللَاذِقِيَّة
  2. English todaylatakia

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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