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Antioch
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An·ti·och  (nt-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]
n
(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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Noun1.Antioch - a town in southern TurkeyAntioch - a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
Antakiya, Antakya
Republic 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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Antioch [ˈæntɪɒk] N → Antioquía f
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There are textual records of these feasts from the fifth and sixth centuries in the Antiochene Church, but tradition maintains their origins go back to late apostolic times.
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The union of Cyprus and Antioch before the young Henry I reached majority would have extended Antiochene influence over Cypriot politics at the expense of Ibelin interests.
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