latakia

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UK/latəˈkiːə//ˌlætəˈkiːə/

noun

A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

OriginArabic اللَاذِقِيَّة →
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Meanings

latakia1

nounlatakia (countable and uncountable, plural latakias)

plural latakias

  1. countableuncountableA type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

Latakia2

proper noun
  1. A city in Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.

Origin

  1. Arabicاللَاذِقِيَّة
  2. Englishlatakia

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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Translations

Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة
  • اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya)a city in Syria
Chinese Mandarin 拉塔基亞 /拉塔基亚
  • 拉塔基亞 /拉塔基亚 (Lātǎjīyà)a city in Syria
French Lattaquié, Laodicée
  • Lattaquiéa city in Syria
  • Laodicéea city in Syria
German Latakia
  • Latakiaa city in Syria
Greek Λαττάκεια
  • Λαττάκεια (Lattákeia)a city in Syria
Hindi लताकिया
  • लताकिया (latākiyā)a city in Syria
Japanese ラタキア
  • ラタキア (Ratakia)a city in Syria
Korean 라타키아
  • 라타키아 (Ratakia)a city in Syria
Portuguese Latakia, Latáquia
  • Latakiaa city in Syria
  • Latáquiaa city in Syria
  • Lataquiaa city in Syria
Russian Латаки́я
  • Латаки́я (Latakíja)a city in Syria
Turkish Lazkiye
  • Lazkiyea city in Syria
Ukrainian Латакі́я
  • Латакі́я (Latakíja)a city in Syria
Urdu لاذِقِیَہ
  • لاذِقِیَہ (lāziqiya)a city in Syria
Cite this entry
APA

latakia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latakia

MLA

“latakia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latakia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latakia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latakia.

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