Seleucia
See also: Selêucia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), usually in honor of Seleucus I, founder of the Seleucid Empire which succeeded to Alexander the Great’s conquests in Syria and Central Asia.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Seleucia (plural Seleucias)
- (historical) Any of several cities in the ancient Western Asia, including:
- Seleucia-on-Tigris or Seleucia on the Tigris, the capital of the Seleucid Empire.
- Seleucia Pieria, the port of Antioch.
- The Seleucia located in Sittacene near the Seleucia-on-Tigris; also known as Kokhe, Mahoza, Veh-Ardashir, or Bahurasir
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city
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References
- ↑ 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
- Seleucia (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia).
Proper noun
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
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Seleucia |
Genitive | Seleuciae |
Dative | Seleuciae |
Accusative | Seleuciam |
Ablative | Seleuciā |
Vocative | Seleucia |
Locative | Seleuciae |
References
- “Seleucia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Spanish
Proper noun
Seleucia f
- Seleucia (city)
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