noun
Antioch
AN-tih-ok
noun
1
An ancient city in what is now southeastern Turkey, once a major capital of the Seleucid and later Roman and Byzantine empires, and an important early center of Christianity.
"Antioch was one of the largest cities in the ancient Roman world."
2
Any of several towns and cities in the United States named after the ancient city.
"The family moved to Antioch, California, for his new job."
How to Use Antioch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historic ancient city (now in Turkey), and also the name of several modern towns, especially in the US.
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Etymology
From Greek Antiokheia, named after Antiochus, the father of Seleucus I, the general who founded the Seleucid Empire following Alexander the Great's conquests.