"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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -id: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3

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

Inflected forms

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