Lazkiye

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لازقیه (lazkiye), from a Levantine reading of Arabic اللَّاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya), from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia), the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē).

Proper noun

Lazkiye (Lazkiye)

1. Latakia (a port city in western Syria)