Antiochian

English

Alternative forms

• Antiochan

Etymology 1

From Antioch +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/, IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/
• Hyphenation: An‧ti‧o‧chi‧an

Adjective

Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)

1. Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.

   Synonym: Antiochene

Derived terms

• Antiochianism
• Antiochian Orthodox Church

Translations

of or pertaining to ancient Antioch

• Armenian: անտիոքյան (antiokʻyan)
• Bengali: আন্তাকী (antakī)
• Bulgarian: антиохийски (antiohijski)
• Catalan: antioquè
• Czech: antiochijský
• Esperanto: antioĥia
• Finnish: antiokialainen
• French: antiochien (fr)
• German: antiochenisch
• Italian: antiocheno (it)
• Latin: antiochēnus, antiochēnsis
• Old Armenian: անտիոքական (antiokʻakan)
• Polish: antiocheński (pl)
• Portuguese: antioqueno
• Romanian: antiohian
• Russian: антиохи́йский (ru) (antioxíjskij)
• Slovak: antiochijský
• Spanish: antioqueno (es)
• Ukrainian: антіохійський (antioxijsʹkyj)

Noun

Antiochian (plural Antiochians)

1. (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

a person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch

• Armenian: անտիոքացի (antiokʻacʻi)
• Catalan: antioquè m
• Esperanto: antioĥiano, antioĥianino (female)
• French: Antiochien m, Antiochienne f
• German: Antiochener m, Antiochenerin f, Antiochier m, Antiochierin f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀντιοχεύς m (Antiokheús)

• Italian: antiocheno (it) m, antiochena f
• Latin: Antiochēnus m, Antiochēna f, Antiochēnsis m or f
• Old Armenian: անտիոքացի (antiokʻacʻi)
• Portuguese: antioqueno m, antioquena f
• Russian: антиохи́ец m anim (antioxíjec), антиохи́йка f anim (antioxíjka)
• Spanish: antioqueno (es) m, antioquena (es) f

Etymology 2

From Antiochus +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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.

Translations

pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon

References

• “Antiochian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.