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Antiochian

Syllables: An·ti·o·chi·an/ˌæntiˈɒkiən/US/ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/

Antiochian adjective: of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.

Adjective (1)

Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)

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

Noun

Antiochian (plural Antiochians)

  1. (historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch.
    • Pompey erected the place into a free city for refusing to receive the Armenian King Tigranes, whom the Antiochians had summoned to their aid.1876, Palestine and Syria, page 548
    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.

Antiochian meaning in Tamil and Bengali

Antiochian in Tamil

அண்டியோக்கஸ் என்ற அரசருக்குரிய

Antiochian in Bengali

of or pertaining to ancient Antioch
আন্তাকী antakī

Synonyms of Antiochian

Forms of Antiochian

Adjective
comparativemore Antiochian
superlativemost Antiochian
alternative formAntiochan
Noun
pluralAntiochians

Origin of Antiochian

From Antioch + -ian.

From Antiochus + -ian.

Words formed from Antiochian

Questions about Antiochian

What does Antiochian mean?
Antiochian means of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.
What is Antiochian in Tamil?
Antiochian in Tamil is அண்டியோக்கஸ் என்ற அரசருக்குரிய. See Antiochian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Antiochian?
Antiochian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Antiochian?
Antiochian is pronounced /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/ (UK).

Words near Antiochian in the dictionary

  1. Antiochean
  2. Antiochena
  3. Antiochene
  4. Antiochenes
  5. Antiochia
  6. Antiochian
  7. Antiochian Orthodox Church
  8. Antiochianism
  9. Antiochians
  10. antiochratoxigenic
  11. Antiochus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Antiochian (page history and authors); Antiochian (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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