Antioch
Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern Turkey, formerly the capital of the…Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern 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.
Meaning
41 senses(historical)Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern 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.
Various other cities in Western Asia, founded by the Seleucid dynasty:
(historical)Former name of Tarsus: a city in southeastern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Adana: a city in southern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Nusaybin: a city in southeastern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Acre: a city and port in Israel.
(historical)Former name of Nahavand: a city in Iran.
(historical)Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
(historical)A former city in western Turkey near present-day Yalvaç.
(historical)A former city in western Turkey near present-day Kuyucak.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English Antioche, from Old French Antioche, from Latin Antiochīa, frInherited from Middle English Antioche, from Old French Antioche, from Latin Antiochīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos) + -εια (-eia, “-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.
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