Antioch

Speech parts

1. Antioch - Noun

2. Antioch - Proper noun

Meaning

a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Antakya Antiochia Antakiya Adana tarsus Merv antiochian Antioquia Aydin Edessa Laodicea Samosata Nisibis Ptolemais Antioch on the Orontes
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Related terms

Antiochene

Phrases with the word

Antioch on the Orontes Antioch on the Mygdonius Antioch Mygdonia Antioch on the Cydnus Antioch in Media Antioch on the Callirhoe

Anagrams

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Examples

1980s and 1990s In 1980, Baez was given honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees by Antioch University and Rutgers University for her political activism and the "universality of her music". Source: Internet

After a crushing defeat, the remaining Palmyrenes briefly fled into Antioch and then into Emesa. Source: Internet

According to the rules of primogeniture Leo's gret nephew Raymond-Roupen was the rightful heir of Antioch, and Leo's position was supported by the pope. Source: Internet

According to William Robertson Smith the Tyche of Antioch was originally a young virgin sacrificed at the time of the founding of the city to ensure its continued prosperity and good fortune. Source: Internet

After Julian's death, Ammianus accompanied retreat of the new emperor Jovian as far as Antioch. Source: Internet

Adhemar is said to have carried the Holy Lance in the Crusaders’ desperate breakout at Antioch on 28 June 1098, in which superior Islamic forces under the atabeg Kerbogha were routed, securing the city for the Crusaders. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

antiobsessive antiobstructive antioccupation antioch bridge Antioch Caesarea Antioch in Media