antioch
IPA: ˈæntiɑk
Root Word: Antioch
noun
- Any of a number of cities founded by kings of the Seleucid dynasty:
- (historical) A number of places in the Selucid Empire
- Antioch on the Orontes, the most famous, in ancient Syria (modern-day Antakya in south-eastern Turkey)
- (historical) A city, the capital of the Selucid Empire
- (historical) A city, the administrative center of the Levantine-Mesopotamian eastern Roman Empire
- (historical) A city in the Byzantine Empire
- (historical) A city, the capital of Principality of Antioch (Crusader State)
- Former name of Antakya.: A city in Turkey
- A number of places in the United States
- A small unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
- A city in Contra Costa County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Troup County, Georgia.
- A village in Lake County, Illinois.
- A number of places in Indiana, United States
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
- A former unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in Louisiana, United States
- An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
- A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
- A neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.
- A number of places in Texas, United States
- An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
- A ghost town in Houston County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- (historical) Ellipsis of Principality of Antioch.: A country in Levant, Middle East, Western Asia. Capital: Antioch
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Examples of "antioch" in Sentences
- Battle of Antioch on the Meander.
- The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
- Antioch and the love with Chrysantza.
- Antioch lost as many as 300,000 people.
- Antioch is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
- Antioch was a chief center of early Christianity.
- There are no details of the city of Antioch or Iskandaron.
- Georgia was in the ecclesiastical sphere of the Antioch Church.
- The Antioch Bridge is the gateway to the Sacramento River Delta.
- Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the Bishop of Antioch.
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