Antioch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæntɪˌɒk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē ok′)


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An•ti•och  (an′tē ok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient History, Place NamesArabic, Antakiya. Turkish, Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c. 66,520.
  2. Place Namesa city in W California. 43,559.
An•ti•o•chi•an  (an′tē ō′kē ən),USA pronunciation n., adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Antioch /ˈæntɪˌɒk/ n
  1. a city in S Turkey, on the Orontes River: ancient commercial centre and capital of Syria (300–64 bc); early centre of Christianity. Pop: 155 000 (2005 est)Turkish name: Antakya
'Antioch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Antakya - Bohemond I - Ignatius - patriarch - Seleucia - Antakiya - antelope - Jacobite - Lucian - Maronite - Orontes

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