Antiochian
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/, IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/
- Hyphenation: An‧ti‧o‧chi‧an
Adjective
editAntiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)
- Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.
- Synonym: Antiochene
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to ancient Antioch
|
Noun
editAntiochian (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
edita person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch
|
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editAntiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)
- Pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.
Translations
editpertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon
References
edit- “Antiochian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Old English
editProper noun
editAntiochian
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ian
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- English terms with quotations
- English eponyms
- English hybridisms
- en:Demonyms
- Old English non-lemma forms
- Old English proper noun forms