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LATAKIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seaport on the western coast of Syria
Synonyms:
Al Ladhiqiyah; Latakia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Latakia" is a part of...):
Syria; Syrian Arab Republic (an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Aromatic Turkish tobacco
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("latakia" is a kind of...):
Turkish tobacco (a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes)
