Seleucid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Seleucid /sɪˈluːsɪd/
noun a member of a dynasty ruling over Syria and a great part of western Asia from 311 to 65 bc.
– origin from Seleucus Nicator (the name of the founder, one of Alexander the Great's generals) + -id3.
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