"Seleucid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /səˈluːsɪd/
Etymology: From Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), named after Seleucus I Nicator. Equivalent to Seleucus + -id. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Seleucides}} Latin Seleucides, {{der|en|grc|Σελευκίδης}} Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), {{suffix|en|Seleucus|id}} Seleucus + -id Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Seleucid (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Seleucid Empire Related terms: Seleucia, Seleucus Translations (relating to the dynasty): سِلُوقِيّ (silūqiyy) (Arabic), սելեւկյան (selewkyan) (Armenian), seleukidilainen (Finnish), séleucide (French), seleukidisch (German), seleucidico (Italian), selêucida (Portuguese), селевкидский (selevkidskij) (Russian), seléucida (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Seleucid-en-adj-SYsXEVFj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -id Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -id: 96 4

Noun

IPA: /səˈluːsɪd/ Forms: Seleucids [plural], Seleucides [plural], Seleucidae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), named after Seleucus I Nicator. Equivalent to Seleucus + -id. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Seleucides}} Latin Seleucides, {{der|en|grc|Σελευκίδης}} Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), {{suffix|en|Seleucus|id}} Seleucus + -id Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Seleucides|Seleucidae}} Seleucid (plural Seleucids or Seleucides or Seleucidae)
  1. A member of this dynasty. Translations (a member of this dynasty): Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs) (Ancient Greek), سِلُوقِيّ (silūqiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), Սելեւկյան (Selewkyan) (Armenian), seleukidi (Finnish), Seleukide (German), Seleucides (Latin), Селевкид (Selevkid) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Seleucid-en-noun-cIyWPFm3

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