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Seleucia-on-Tigris

Seleucia-on-Tigris proper noun: the capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a major city in Parthian and Sasanian periods.

Proper noun

Seleucia-on-Tigris

  1. (historical) The capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a major city in Parthian and Sasanian periods

Synonyms of Seleucia-on-Tigris

Origin of Seleucia-on-Tigris

From Latin Seleucia ad Tigrim, from its position on the Tigris River, used to distinguish it from other Seleucias.

Questions about Seleucia-on-Tigris

What does Seleucia-on-Tigris mean?
Seleucia-on-Tigris means the capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a major city in Parthian and Sasanian periods.
What part of speech is Seleucia-on-Tigris?
Seleucia-on-Tigris is a proper noun.

Words near Seleucia-on-Tigris in the dictionary

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

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