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Antiochan

Antiochan is the alternative form of Antiochian.

Meaning of Antiochian

Adjective (1)

Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)

  1. Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.
    Synonyms:
    Antiochene

Adjective (2)

Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)

  1. Pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.

See all 3 meanings of Antiochian

Forms of Antiochan

Adjective
comparativemore Antiochan
superlativemost Antiochan
Noun
pluralAntiochans

Origin of Antiochan

From Antioch + -an.

Questions about Antiochan

What is Antiochan the alternative form of?
Antiochan is the alternative form of Antiochian.

Words near Antiochan in the dictionary

  1. antiobsessive
  2. antiobstructive
  3. antioccupation
  4. Antioch
  5. Antioch on the Orontes
  6. Antiochan
  7. Antiochans
  8. Antiochean
  9. Antiochena
  10. Antiochene
  11. Antiochenes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Antiochan (page history and authors); Antiochian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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