Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Antioch. Search instead for Antique+Brooch.

Antioch

American  
[an-tee-ok] / ˈæn tiˌɒk /

noun

  1. Arabic Antakiya.  Turkish Antakya.  a city in southern Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.

  2. a city in western California.


Antioch British  
/ ˈæntɪˌɒk /

noun

  1. Turkish name: Antakya.  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Massey, who works in auto sales, moved into a newly built 2,400-square-foot home in Antioch, Ill., in December 2022.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

I went to Antioch College and I studied with these amazing slate filmmakers that I fit in with really well.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

The charges in a July statement, billed by Antioch Rehab, ran to $27,600 for a six-day stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Archimandrite Meletius Shattahi, director-general of the charitable arm of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, feels the government is not doing enough.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

And Pierre went to great lengths: he planted stories about the Patriarch of Antioch in Dutch and French newspapers on the offchance that Boyle would come across them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Antioch" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com