English

Proper noun

Seleucia ‎(plural Seleucias)

1. (historical) Any of several cities in the ancient Middle East, including:
   1. Seleucia-on-Tigris or Seleucia on the Tigris, the capital of the Seleucid Empire.
   2. Seleucia Pieria, the port of Antioch.

Derived terms

• Seleucia-on-Tigris, Seleucia on the Tigris
• Seleucia Pieria

Related terms

• Seleucid

Translations

References

1. 1 2 “Seleucia” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
2. 1 2 “Seleucia”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Farlex, Inc., 2003–2016.
3. 1 2 “Seleucia” in Collins American English Dictionary, Collins
4. ↑ The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia
5. ↑ “Seleucia”, in the Collins English Dictionary (CollinsDictionary.com).

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια ‎(Seleúkeia).

Proper noun

Seleucia f ‎(genitive Seleuciae); first declension

1. Any of several cities in the ancient Middle East, including:
   1. Seleucia ad Tigrim, the capital of the Seleucid Empire

Declension

First declension, with locative.

References

• Seleucia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Proper noun

Seleucia f

1. Seleucia (city)