Antioch
pronunciation
How to pronounce Antioch in British English:
UK [ˈæntiɔk]
How to pronounce Antioch in American English:
US [ˈæntiˌɑk]
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- Noun:
- a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
Word Origin
- Antioch
- modern Antakya in Turkey, anciently the capital of Syria, founded c. 300 B.C.E. by Seleucus I Nictor and named for his father, Antiochus.
Example
- 1. He is a merchant , well-thought-of in antioch .
- 2. He excelled at antioch community high school , captained the wrestling team and served as the school 's valedictorian upon graduation .
- 3. Detectives are now homing in on killings and missing persons reports in and around antioch , in the suspicion that garrido known by neighbours as " creepy phil " might have been involved in many more incidents .
- 4. You never went back to antioch ?
- 5. You do your servant honor . I also bring good news from antioch .