Seleucia
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See also: Selêucia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈluː.ʃə/, /sɪˈluː.ʃɪ.ə/[1][2]
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɪˈlu.ʃə/,[1][3] /səˈlu.ʃə/;[4] /sɪˈlu.ʃi.ə/,[3][5] /səˈlu.ʃi.ə/,[4]
Proper noun[edit]
Seleucia (plural Seleucias)
- (historical) A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
- (historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
- A former city in Syria, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Antioch on the Orontes.
- A former city in Sittacene near Seleucia-on-Tigris.
- Synonym of Gadara, a former city in northwestern Jordan near present-day Umm Qais.
- Former name of Aydin, a city in southwestern Turkey.
- Former name of Silifke, a city in southern Turkey.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Seleucid capital): Seleucia-on-Tigris, Seleucia on the Tigris
- (Antiochian port): Seleucia Pieria
- (Seleucia in Sittacene): Kokhe, Mahoza, Veh-Ardashir, Bahurasir
Related terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
city
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Seleucia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “Seleucia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Seleucia” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Seleucia”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Michael Agnes, editor, Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, →ISBN.
- ^ The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia
Further reading[edit]
Seleucia (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia).
Proper noun[edit]
Seleucia f sg (genitive Seleuciae); first declension
- Any of several cities in the ancient Middle East, including:
- Seleucia ad Tigrim, the capital of the Seleucid Empire
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Seleucia |
| Genitive | Seleuciae |
| Dative | Seleuciae |
| Accusative | Seleuciam |
| Ablative | Seleuciā |
| Vocative | Seleucia |
| Locative | Seleuciae |
References[edit]
- “Seleucia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Seleucia f
- Seleucia (city)
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