Latakia definitions

lăt'ə-kē'ə
An aromatic Turkish tobacco.
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A fine grade of highly aromatic Turkish smoking tobacco, produced near the port of Latakia, Syria.
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Seaport in W Syria, on the Mediterranean.
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Coastal region of NW Syria, bordering on the Mediterranean.
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Origin of latakia

From Latakia (the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced), from Arabic اللاذقية.