English Explanatory Dictionary

Antiochia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Antioch: various former cities in Southwest Asia.
  2. Synonym of Antioch: a former country in the Middle East, a Crusader state centered on modern Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey.

Pronunciation

/æntiˈɒkiə/

Word forms

Antiochia

Etymology

From Latin Antiochīa (“Antioch”), from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos, “Antiochus”) + -εια (-eia, “ia: forming place names”), after various members of the Seleucid dynasty.

Synonyms

Antioch
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