Seleucid
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See also: seleucid
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), named after Seleucus I Nicator. Equivalent to Seleucus + -id.
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Adjective[edit]
Seleucid (not comparable)
- Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.
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Translations[edit]
relating to the dynasty
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Noun[edit]
Seleucid (plural Seleucids or Seleucides or Seleucidae)
- A member of this dynasty.
Translations[edit]
a member of this dynasty
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