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Laodicea

/ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/

Laodicea proper noun: former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.

Proper noun

Laodicea (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.
    Synonyms:
    Laodicea in Media, Laodicea in Persis, Antioch, Antiochia, Antioch in Media, Antioch in Persis, Antioch of Chosroes, Ladhiqiyya
  2. (historical) A former city in Caria and Lydia, near modern Denizli in Denizli Province, Turkey, chiefly known for its role in early Christianity.
    Synonyms:
    Laodicea on the Lycus

Synonyms of Laodicea

  • Laodicea in Media
  • Laodicea in Persis
  • Antioch
  • Antiochia
  • Antioch in Media
  • Antioch in Persis
  • Antioch of Chosroes
  • Ladhiqiyya
  • Laodicea on the Lycus

Forms of Laodicea

alternative formLaodiceia
alternative formLaodikeia

Origin of Laodicea

From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice + -a.

Words formed from Laodicea

Questions about Laodicea

What does Laodicea mean?
Laodicea means former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.
What part of speech is Laodicea?
Laodicea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Laodicea?
Laodicea is pronounced /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/.

Words near Laodicea in the dictionary

  1. Laocoon
  2. Laocoön
  3. laocracy
  4. laodah
  5. laodahs
  6. Laodicea
  7. laodicean
  8. Laodiceanism
  9. Laodiceans
  10. Laodicena
  11. Laodicene

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