Seleucid noun & adjective. [sɪ'l(j)u:sɪd] M19.
[Latin Seleucides from Greek Seleukidēs, from Seleukos Seleucus: see below, -ID³.]
A. noun. Pl. -ids, -idae [-ɪdi:]. A member of the dynasty founded by Seleucus Nicator (a general of Alexander the Great) which reigned over Syria from 312 to 65 BC, and subjugated a great part of Western Asia. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to this dynasty. E20.

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