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La·ta·kia (lät′ə kē′ə, lat′-)

noun

a fine grade of highly aromatic Turkish smoking tobacco, produced near the port of Latakia, Syria
Latakia2 definition

La·ta·kia (lät′ə kē′ə, lat′-)

  1. seaport in W Syria, on the Mediterranean: pop. 293,000
  2. coastal region of NW Syria, bordering on the Mediterranean

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