An·ti·och ( n t - k )1. An ancient town of Phrygia north of present-day Antalya, Turkey. It was a center of Hellenistic influence and was visited by Saint Paul in biblical times. 2. See Antakya. 3. A city of western California northeast of Oakland on the San Joaquin River near the mouth of the Sacramento River. It is a processing and shipping center. Population: 101,000. |
Antioch [ˈæntɪˌɒk]
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(Placename) a city in S Turkey, on the Orantes River: ancient commercial centre and capital of Syria (300-64 bc); early centre of Christianity. Pop.: 137 200 (1994 est.) Arabic name Antakiya Turkish name Antakya
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| Noun | 1. |  Antioch - a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of ChristianityRepublic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 |
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