# Seleucia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɪˈluː.ʃə/

## Definitions
1. A former city in Mesopotamia, the capital city of the Seleucid Empire.
2. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
3. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
4. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
5. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:
6. Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:

## Etymology
From Latin Seleucia, from Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), from Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), usually in honor of Seleucus I, founder of the Seleucid Empire which succeeded to Alexander the Great’s conquests in Syria and Central Asia. Equivalent to Seleucus + -ia. Compare Alexandria, Antioch, Ptolemais, Laodicea, Apamea. Doublet of Silifke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/seleucia