Antiochian
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/, IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/
- Hyphenation: An‧ti‧o‧chi‧an
Adjective
[edit]Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)
- Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.
- Synonym: Antiochene
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to ancient Antioch
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Noun
[edit]Antiochian (plural Antiochians)
- (historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch.
- Synonym: Antiochene
- 1876, Palestine and Syria[1], page 548:
- Pompey erected the place into a free city for refusing to receive the Armenian King Tigranes, whom the Antiochians had summoned to their aid.
Translations
[edit]a person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch
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Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)
- Pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.
Translations
[edit]pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon
References
[edit]- “Antiochian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Old English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Antiochian
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