Antioch

[ an-tee-ok ]

/ ˈæn tiˌɒk /

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noun

Turkish An·ta·kya

[ahn-tah-kyah] /ɑnˈtɑ kyɑ/ .Arabic An·ta·ki·ya

[ahn-tah-kee-yah] /ˌɑn tɑˈki yɑ/ . a city in southern Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.

a city in western California.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Antioch

An·ti·o·chi·an

[an-tee-oh-kee-uhn], /ˌæn tiˈoʊ ki ən/, noun, adjective

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How to use Antioch in a sentence

Freiberg said that around the time Easley left Antioch in 1983 he began his affiliation as a lecturer with BARBRI, the nation’s largest training course and coaching program for law school graduates preparing to take their state bar exam.
Law professor, LGBT rights advocate Joe Tom Easley dies at 81|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|February 23, 2022|Washington Blade
At Antioch, she also became active in the college NAACP chapter, and in 1948 she campaigned for Henry Wallace, the Progressive Party’s candidate for president.
The public has underestimated the radicalism of Martin Luther King Jr.’s early work|Victoria Wolcott|January 17, 2022|Washington Post
Gregg, the driver who moved from the Bay Area city of Antioch to Modesto during the pandemic, was conflicted as he learned about all Uber was doing to bring drivers back into the fold.
Where have all the Uber drivers gone?|Faiz Siddiqui|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Federal agents searched the home of a possible person of interest in the Nashville suburb of Antioch Saturday, per multiple reports.
"Damage is shocking": Authorities investigating over 500 leads, tips after Nashville explosion|Axios|December 27, 2020|Axios

At Pisidian Antioch, as regularly in the cities that he visited, Paul entered first into the synagogue.
A Brief Bible History|James Oscar Boyd
They had just come out under the arched gateway through the thick walls of the Roman city of Antioch-in-Pisidia.
The Book of Missionary Heroes|Basil Mathews
The aqueduct was standing there in 1914, when the author was at Antioch-in-Pisidia (now called Yalowatch).
The Book of Missionary Heroes|Basil Mathews
I will jump way back now, go backward a little bit to your pre-Antioch College period of activity.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
While it was a Roman colony and connected with Galatian Antioch, it was aside from the great highways of commerce.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent

British Dictionary definitions for Antioch

Antioch

/ (ˈæntɪˌɒk) /

noun

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 name: Antakya

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