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latakia
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lat·a·ki·a  (lt-k)
n.
An aromatic Turkish tobacco.

[Short for Latakia (tobacco), after Latakia, Syrian seaport.]

Latakia, Lattakia [ˌlætəˈkiːə]
n
(Placename) the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop.: 306 535 (1994 est.) Latin name Laodicea ad Mare
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Noun1.latakia - aromatic Turkish tobacco
Turkish tobacco - a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes
2.Latakia - a seaport on the western coast of Syria
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


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