Antioch

English + on the Orontes Alternative forms ancient cities en Antioche obsolete Etymology en :inh enm:Antioche<ety:bor<fro:Antioche<ety:der<la:Antiochīa>>>> 1 en enm Antioche, from en fro Antioche, from en la Antiochīa, from en grc Ἀντιόχεια, from grc Ἀντίοχος + grc -εια -ia: forming place names, originally from the father of Seleucus I Nicator, the general of Alexander the Great who founded the Seleucid Empire. The name was then borne by other Seleucid emperors, who named various cities after themselves. Later cities in the United States, etc., were subsequently named for the earlier ones, particularly the Syrian Antioch which was an important center of early Christianity. Compare Alexandria, Laodicea, Apamea, Ptolemais, and Seleucia. en ine-pro *seǵʰ- Pronunciation en /ˈæntɪˌɒk/<a:UK><ref:<<name:Collins>>> en /ˈæntiˌɑk/<a:US><ref:<<name:Collins>>> en En-us-Antioch.ogg GA en An ti och Proper noun en chiefly _ historical en @ancient name of:Antakya city in southeastern c/Turkey, formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. 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. en historical en various other cities r/Western Asia founded by the Seleucid dynasty: en @former name of:Tarsus city in southeastern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Adana city in southern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Nusaybin city in southeastern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Samsat city in southeastern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Aydin city in southwestern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Urfa city in southeastern c/Turkey. en @former name of:Acre city/and/port c/Israel. en @former name of:Nahavand city c/Iran. en @former name of:Mary city c/Turkmenistan. en former city in western c/Turkey near present-day Yalvaç. en former city in western c/Turkey near present-day Kuyucak. en former city in southern c/Turkey near present-day Gazipaşa. en former city in northwestern c/Jordan near present-day Umm Qais. en historical en former country in the r/Middle East, a Crusader state centered on Antakya. en historical en various former provinces centered on Antakya. en number of places c/USA. en small unincorporated community co/Clarke County s/Alabama. en city co/Contra Costa County s/California. en unincorporated community co/Hillsborough County s/Florida. en unincorporated community co/Polk County s/Georgia. en unincorporated community co/Troup County s/Georgia. en twp/and/village therein, in co/Lake County s/Illinois. en number of places s/Indiana c/USA. en ucomm twp:Suf/Jackson co/Clinton County s/Indiana. en ucomm twp:Suf/Wright co/Greene County s/Indiana. en ucomm twp:Suf/Pike co/Jay County s/Indiana. en ucomm twp:Suf/Posey co/Switzerland County s/Indiana. en unincorporated community co/Harrison County s/Kentucky. en former unincorporated community co/Lyon County s/Kentucky. en number of places s/Louisiana c/USA. en unincorporated community par/Claiborne Parish s/Louisiana. en unincorporated community par/Jackson Parish s/Louisiana. en unincorporated community par/Lincoln Parish s/Louisiana. en twp co/Wexford County s/Michigan. en unincorporated community co/Clark County s/Missouri. en ghost town co/Sheridan County s/Nebraska. en village co/Monroe County s/Ohio. en neighborhood city/Nashville s/Tennessee. en Kyung Lah Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/us/muslim-women-self-defense-class 2016-02-18 Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that will help them escape an attacker. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412050956/https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/us/muslim-women-self-defense-class/ en Channel2 NOW Staff Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked Channel2 NOW https://channel2now.com/2025/01/22/article/news/crime/solomon-henderson-antioch-high-school-shooters-manifesto-leaked-female-student-josselin-corea-escalante-dead-and-two-others-injured-nashville-tennessee/ 2025-01-22 Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. https://web.archive.org/web/20250311074500/https://channel2now.com/2025/01/22/article/news/crime/solomon-henderson-antioch-high-school-shooters-manifesto-leaked-female-student-josselin-corea-escalante-dead-and-two-others-injured-nashville-tennessee/ en number of places s/Texas c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Cass County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Delta County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Henderson County s/Texas. en ghost town co/Houston County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Smith County s/Texas. Synonyms ancient Antakya, Turkey en Antioch on the Orontes, en Syrian Antioch, en Antiochia, en Antiokheia ancient Tarsus, Turkey See en Tarsus ancient Adana, Turkey en Adana, en Cilician Antioch, en Antioch on the Sarus ancient Nusaybin, Turkey See en Nisibis ancient Samsat, Turkey See en Samosata ancient Urfa, Turkey See en Edessa ancient Acre, Israel en Antiochia, en Ptolemais, en Antiochia Ptolemais ancient Nahavand, Iran See en Laodicea ancient Mary, Turkmenistan See en Merv former city near Yalvac, Turkey en Phrygian Antioch, en Antioch in Phrygia, en Antioch Caesarea, en Pisidian Antioch, en Antioch in Pisidia former city near Kuyucak, Turkey en Antioch on the Meander, en Pythopolis former city near Gazipasa, Turkey en Antiochetta, en Antioch Parva former city near Umm Qais, Jordan See en Gadara Derived terms en Antiochan Antiochian Related terms en Antiochene Translations (historical) Antioch on the Orontes Antakya Arabic: ar أَنْطَاكِيَة f Aramaic: arc ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ? Armenian: hy Անտիոք, hy Ավագն Անտիոք on the Orontes Old Armenian: xcl Անտիոք, xcl Աւագն Անտիոք on the Orontes Azerbaijani: az Antioxiya, az Əntakiyə Bengali: bn আন্তাকিয়া Catalan: ca Antioquia f Cherokee: chr ᎥᏘᎣᎩ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 安條克, cmn 安提阿 biblical Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Antiokia Dutch: nl Antiochië n Esperanto: eo Antioĥio French: fr Antioche f German: de Antiochia f, de Antiochien n Greek: el Αντιόχεια f Ancient Greek: grc Ἀντιόχεια f Hindi: hi अन्ताकिया Icelandic: is Antíokkía f Indonesian: id Antiokhia Italian: it Antiochia f Kazakh: kk Антақия Korean: ko 안티오키아 Latin: la Antīochīa f Manx: gv Antioch f Yn Antioch Marathi: mr अँटियॉक n Occitan: Old Occitan: pro Antiocha f Old Norse: non Anþekja f Parthian: xpr 𐭀𐭍𐭃𐭉𐭅𐭊 Andiyok Persian: fa انطاکیه Antâkiye Middle Persian: pal 𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪 Polish: pl Antiochia f Portuguese: pt Antioquia f Russian: ru Антиохи́я f Scottish Gaelic: gd Antioch Spanish: es Antioquía f Swedish: sv Antiokia n, sv Antiochia n Tagalog: tl Antiokiya Tajik: tg Антокия, tg Антиохия Turkish: tr Antakya Ottoman Turkish: ota انطاكیه Entâkiye, Antâkiye Urdu: ur انطاکیہ Antākiyā Uzbek: uz Antioxiya, uz Antokiya References Anagrams en achinot Chatino Noahtic en National capitals Cities in the Roman Empire