Antioch

[ an-tee-ok ]

noun

1. Turkish An·ta·kya [ahn-, tah, -kyah]. Arabic An·ta·ki·ya [ahn-tah-, kee, -yah]. a city in southern Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
2. a city in western California.

Antioch

/ ˈæntɪˌɒk /

noun

1. a city in S Turkey, on the Orantes River: ancient commercial centre and capital of Syria (300–64 bc ); early centre of Christianity. Pop: 155 000 (2005 est) Turkish nameAntakya

Other Words From

• An·ti·o·chi·an [an-tee-, oh, -kee-, uh, n], noun adjective

Example Sentences

At Pisidian Antioch, as regularly in the cities that he visited, Paul entered first into the synagogue.

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They had just come out under the arched gateway through the thick walls of the Roman city of Antioch-in-Pisidia.

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The aqueduct was standing there in 1914, when the author was at Antioch-in-Pisidia (now called Yalowatch).

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I will jump way back now, go backward a little bit to your pre-Antioch College period of activity.

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While it was a Roman colony and connected with Galatian Antioch, it was aside from the great highways of commerce.

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