Seleucia

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UK/sɪˈluː.ʃə/UK/sɪˈluː.ʃɪ.ə/US/sɪˈlu.ʃə/

proper noun

A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.

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Seleucia-on-TigrisSeleucia on the TigrisSeleucia PieriaGadaraKokheMahozaVeh-ArdashirBahurasir
OriginLatin Seleucia ← Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια →
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Meanings

proper nounSeleucia (plural Seleucias)

plural Seleucias

  1. historicalA former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.

    Synonyms: Seleucia-on-Tigris, Seleucia on the Tigris

  2. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
    1. historicalA former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.

      Synonyms: Seleucia Pieria

    2. historicalA former city in Sittacene near Seleucia-on-Tigris.
    3. historicalSynonym of Gadara: a former city in northwestern Jordan, near present-day Umm Qais.

      Synonyms: Gadara

    4. historicalFormer name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
    5. historicalFormer name of Silifke: a city in southern Turkey.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.

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Seleucia-on-TigrisSeleucia on the Tigris

proper nounA former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.

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Seleucia Pieria

proper nounSynonym of Gadara: a former city in northwestern Jordan, near present-day Umm Qais.

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Gadara
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KokheMahozaVeh-ArdashirBahurasir
Also see
aydingadaraseleucia-on-tigrissilifke

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣελεύκεια
  2. LatinSeleucia
  3. EnglishSeleucia

From Latin Seleucia, from Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), from Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), usually in honor of Seleucus I, founder of the Seleucid Empire which succeeded to Alexander the Great’s conquests in Syria and Central Asia. Equivalent to Seleucus + -ia. Compare Alexandria, Antioch, Ptolemais, Laodicea, Apamea. Doublet of Silifke.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια
  • Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia)city
French Séleucie
  • Séleuciecity
German Seleukia
  • Seleukiacity
Italian Seleucia
  • Seleuciacity
Latin Seleucia
  • Seleuciacity
Persian سلوکیه
  • سلوکیه (solukiye)city
Polish Seleucja
  • Seleucjacity
Portuguese Selêucia
  • Selêuciacity
Russian Селевкия
  • Селевкия (Selevkija)city
Spanish Seleucia
  • Seleuciacity
Cite this entry
APA

Seleucia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seleucia

MLA

“Seleucia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seleucia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seleucia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seleucia.

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