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Antioch en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæntɪˌɒk/ (UK)
  • /ˈæntiˌɑk/ (US)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Antioche, from Old French Antioche, from Latin Antiochīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), originally from the father of Seleucus I Nicator, the general of Alexander the Great who founded the Seleucid Empire. The name was then borne by other Seleucid emperors, who named various cities after themselves. Later cities in the United States, etc., were subsequently named for the earlier ones, particularly the Syrian Antioch which was an important center of early Christianity. Compare Alexandria, Laodicea, Apamea, Ptolemais, and Seleucia.

Meanings

  1. (historical) Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern Turkey, formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
    • During his frequent stays at Antioch, Tigranes [king of Armenia], a self-styled king of kings, maintained a sumptuous court with a ceremonial of Achaemenid origin that Plutarch has described. 1982, Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 2, Issues 1-4, Page 120
  2. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Tarsus: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  3. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Adana: a city in southern Turkey.
  4. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Nusaybin: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  5. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  6. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
  7. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  8. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Acre: a city and port in Israel.
  9. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.
  10. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
  11. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ A former city in western Turkey near present-day Yalvaç.
  12. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ A former city in western Turkey near present-day Kuyucak.
  13. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ A former city in southern Turkey near present-day Gazipaşa.
  14. (historical) Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty: ▸ A former city in northwestern Jordan near present-day Umm Qais.
  15. (historical) A former country in the Middle East, a Crusader state centered on Antakya.
  16. (historical) Various former provinces centered on Antakya.
  17. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A small unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
  18. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A city in Contra Costa County, California.
  19. A number of places in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida.
  20. A number of places in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia.
  21. A number of places in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Troup County, Georgia.
  22. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A township and village therein, in Lake County, Illinois.
  23. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Indiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  24. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Indiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana.
  25. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Indiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana.
  26. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Indiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
  27. A number of places in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
  28. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A former unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky.
  29. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Louisiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
  30. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Louisiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
  31. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Louisiana, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
  32. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A township in Wexford County, Michigan.
  33. A number of places in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
  34. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
  35. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  36. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.
    • Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that will help them escape an attacker. 2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021:
  37. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Texas, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.
  38. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Texas, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
  39. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Texas, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
  40. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Texas, United States. ▸ A ghost town in Houston County, Texas.
  41. A number of places in the United States. ▸ A number of places in Texas, United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.

Forms

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Antioche alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Antiochan · Antiochian

Relateds

Antiochene

Synonyms

Samosata (ancient Samsat, Turkey) · Antioch on the Sarus (ancient Adana, Turkey) · Antiochia (ancient Acre) · Pythopolis (former city near Kuyucak, Turkey) · Antioch in Pisidia (former city near Yalvac, Turkey) · Merv (ancient Mary, Turkmenistan) · Phrygian Antioch (former city near Yalvac, Turkey) · Antioch on the Orontes (ancient Antakya, Turkey) · Antiokheia (ancient Antakya, Turkey) · Tarsus (ancient Tarsus, Turkey) · Antiochetta (former city near Gazipasa, Turkey) · Antioch Parva (former city near Gazipasa, Turkey) · Adana (ancient Adana, Turkey) · Antioch Caesarea (former city near Yalvac, Turkey) · Gadara (former city near Umm Qais, Jordan) · Pisidian Antioch (former city near Yalvac, Turkey) · Edessa (ancient Urfa, Turkey) · Antioch on the Meander (former city near Kuyucak, Turkey) · Laodicea (ancient Nahavand) · Syrian Antioch (ancient Antakya, Turkey) · Nisibis (ancient Nusaybin, Turkey) · Ptolemais (ancient Acre) · Antiochia (ancient Antakya, Turkey) · Cilician Antioch (ancient Adana, Turkey) · Antiochia Ptolemais (ancient Acre) · Antioch in Phrygia (former city near Yalvac, Turkey)

Translations (50)

az Əntakiyə ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ru Антиохи́я ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · swb Antiokia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · uz Antokiya ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · uz Antioxiya ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ur انطاکیہ ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · hy Ավագն Անտիոք ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · pal 𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪 ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · hy Անտիոք ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · sv Antiochia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · gd Antioch ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · cmn 安提阿 ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · nl Antiochië ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · eo Antioĥio ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · is Antíokkía ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · fa انطاکیه ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · xcl Անտիոք ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · tl Antiokiya ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · la Antīochīa ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · xpr 𐭀𐭍𐭃𐭉𐭅𐭊 ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · pro Antiocha ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · el Αντιόχεια ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ko 안티오키아 ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · kk Антақия ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · es Antioquía ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ca Antioquia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · pt Antioquia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · chr ᎥᏘᎣᎩ ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · tr Antakya ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · de Antiochia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ar أَنْطَاكِيَة ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · bn আন্তাকিয়া ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · non Anþekja ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · mr अँटियॉक ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · ota انطاكیه ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · xcl Աւագն Անտիոք ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · hi अन्ताकिया ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · grc Ἀντιόχεια ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · sv Antiokia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · de Antiochien ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · id Antiokhia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · it Antiochia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · cmn 安條克 /安条克 ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · az Antioxiya ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · arc ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · pl Antiochia ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · gv Yn Antioch ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · tg Антиохия ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · tg Антокия ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes) · fr Antioche ((historical) Antioch on the Orontes)

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