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Seleucia

UK/sɪˈluː.ʃə/US/sɪˈlu.ʃə/

Seleucia proper noun: a former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.

Proper noun

Seleucia (plural Seleucias)

  1. (historical) A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
  2. (historical) A former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.
    Synonyms:
    Seleucia Pieria
  3. (historical) A former city in Sittacene near Seleucia-on-Tigris.
  4. (historical) Synonym of Gadara: a former city in northwestern Jordan, near present-day Umm Qais.
    Synonyms:
    Gadara
  5. (historical) Former name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
  6. (historical) Former name of Silifke: a city in southern Turkey.

Seleucia meaning in Persian

Seleucia in Persian

city
سلوکیه solukiye

Synonyms of Seleucia

Forms of Seleucia

pluralSeleucias

Origin of Seleucia

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.

Questions about Seleucia

What does Seleucia mean?
Seleucia means a former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
What is Seleucia in Persian?
Seleucia in Persian is سلوکیه (solukiye). See Seleucia meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Seleucia?
Seleucia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seleucia?
Seleucia is pronounced /sɪˈluː.ʃə/ (UK).

Words near Seleucia in the dictionary

  1. selenylsulfides
  2. selepressin
  3. seles
  4. Selestewa
  5. seletracetam
  6. Seleucia
  7. Seleucia on the Tigris
  8. Seleucia-on-Tigris
  9. Seleucian
  10. Seleucians
  11. Seleucias

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