English Explanatory Dictionary

Laodicea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Various former cities in West Asia, including
  2. Former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.
  3. A former city in Caria and Lydia, near modern Denizli in Denizli Province, Turkey, chiefly known for its role in early Christianity.

Pronunciation

/ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/

Word forms

Laodicea Laodiceia Laodikeia

Etymology

From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice + -a.

Synonyms

Laodicea in Media Laodicea in Persis Antioch Antiochia Antioch in Media Antioch in Persis Antioch of Chosroes Ladhiqiyya Laodicea on the Lycus

Translations

Armenian: Լաոդիկիա Cherokee: ᎴᎣᏗᏏᏯ French: Laodicée Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια Latin: Lāodicēa Russian: Лаодике́я Turkish: Laodikeia
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