Seleucia
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Seleucia
- /sɪˈluː.ʃə/ UK
- /sɪˈluː.ʃɪ.ə/ UK
- /sɪˈlu.ʃə/ US
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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.
proper noun Seleucias
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A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
Similar: Seleucia-on-Tigris, Seleucia on the Tigris
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A former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.
Similar: Seleucia Pieria
- A former city in Sittacene near Seleucia-on-Tigris.
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Synonym of Gadara: a former city in northwestern Jordan, near present-day Umm Qais.
Similar: Gadara
- Former name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
- Former name of Silifke: a city in southern Turkey.
Similar: Kokhe, Mahoza, Veh-Ardashir, Bahurasir
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proper noun
Similar: Kokhe, Mahoza, Veh-Ardashir, Bahurasir
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Talk about this word "Seleucia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seleucia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Seleucia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seleucia "Seleucia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seleucia.Cite this
@misc{seleucia_2026,
title = {Seleucia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seleucia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
