Pronunciation: s ə - ' lü-sh( ē -) ə
Function: geographical name
1 or Seleucia Tra · che · o · tis \ ˌ tr ā -k ē - ' ō -t ə s \ ancient city SE Asia Minor in Cilicia SW of Tarsus
2 ancient city, chief city of the Seleucid Empire; ruins now in Iraq on the Tigris SSE of Baghdad
3 or Seleucia Pi · er · ia \ p ī - ' ir- ē - ə , - ' er- \ ancient city Asia Minor N of mouth of the Orontes; port for Antioch