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latakia
/ˌlætəˈkiːə/
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What does latakia mean?
noun
- A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.
proper noun
- A city in Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌlætəˈkiːə/
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The charred briar was produced and stuffed with that broad cut Latakia mixture of which Nayland Smith consumed close upon a pound a week.
I had the complete command of their affections, for at any moment I could make their young hearts bound and their old hearts jump by offering a handful of tobacco, and yet, believe me, it was not in the first soirée that my store of Latakia was exhausted.