English
Antioch
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈæntiˌɒk/
Proper noun
  1. The name of a number of cities founded by kings of the Seleucid dynasty:
    1. Antioch on the Orontes, the most famous, in ancient Syria (modern-day Antakya in south-eastern Turkey)
      • 1982, Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 2, Issues 1-4, Page 120 ↗
        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.
      Synonyms: Antakiyah, Antakiyeh, Syrian Antioch
  2. A small unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
  3. A city in Contra Costa County, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Troup County, Georgia.
  7. A village in Lake County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County.
  9. An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County.
  10. An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County.
  11. An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County.
  12. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
  13. A former unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky.
  14. An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
  15. An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
  16. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
  17. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
  18. A ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
  19. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  20. A neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee.
  21. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.
  22. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
  23. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
  24. A ghost town in Houston County, Texas.
  25. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
Related terms Translations
  • French: Antioche
  • German: Antiochia, Antiochien
  • Italian: Antiochia
  • Portuguese: Antioquia
  • Russian: Антиохи́я
  • Spanish: Antioquía


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