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Definition of: Seleucia
(si·l
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1. An ancient city on the NE Mediterranean, in extreme southern Turkey near Syria; formerly the port of Antioch. Also Seleucia Pi·e·ri·a (pī·ir′ē·ə)
2. An ancient city of Mesopotamia, on the Tigris, the site of which is 20 miles SE of Baghdad, Iraq.
3. An ancient city of Cilicia, SW of Tarsus, the site of modern Silifke, Turkey. Also Seleucia Tra·che·o·tis (trā′kē·ō′tis).
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