Antiochia

English

Alternative forms

• Antiocheia
• Antiochea
• Antiokheia

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Antiochīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntiˈɒkiə/

Proper noun

Antiochia (uncountable)

1. (historical) The name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of several Seleucid rulers named Antiochus:
   1. Antioch, a Greco-Roman city on the eastern side of the Orontes river
   2. Nisibis, ancient Mesopotamia; Antiochia Mygdonia; modern Nusaybin
   3. Edessa, Mesopotamia; Antiochia on the Callirhoe
   4. a city of ancient Media, corresponding to Nahavand; Antiochia in Persis; Antiochia in Media; Antiochia of Chosroes
   5. Hippos; Antiochia Hippos
   6. Acre; Antiochia Ptolemais
   7. Charax; Antiochia in Susiana
   8. Antiochia in Mesopotamia; Antiochia in Arabia
   9. Antiochia Paraliou, an ancient city of unknown location
   10. Antiochia ad Taurum
   11. Adana
   12. Antiochia ad Pyramum
   13. Antiochia in Sittacene
   14. Antiochia Semiramis; Umm Qais
   15. Antiochia in Scythia, a city on the Jaxartes river
   16. Antiochia in Margiana; modern Merv, Turkmenistan
   17. Antiochia ad Cragum; Antiochetta
   18. Antiochia Lamotis; Antiochia in Isauria
   19. Tarsus, Antiochia on the Cydnus
   20. Cebrene; Antiochia in Troad
   21. Samosata; Antiochia in Commagene; modern Samsat, Turkey
   22. a city in Lydia with unknown location
   23. Antioch on the Maeander in ancient Caria
   24. Alabanda; Antiochia of the Chrysaorians; city in ancient Caria
   25. modern Aydın, Turkey
   26. Antioch in Pisidia; Antiochia in Pisidia; Pisidian Antioch; Antiochia in Phrygia
2. Principality of Antioch; a crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of modern Turkey and Syria, named after its capital city Antioch

Related terms

• Antioch
• Antiochetta

Translations

name of numerous Hellenistic cities

• Arabic: أَنْطَاكِيَة (ʔanṭākiya)
• Persian: انطاکیه (antâkiye)
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• Turkish: Antakya (tr)

References

• Walker, John (1839) “Antiochia”, in A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary‎^[1]

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Italian

Proper noun

Antiochia f

1. Antioch

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Antiochēa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia).

Proper noun

Antiochīa f sg (genitive Antiochīae); first declension

1. Antioch

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Antiochīa
Genitive	Antiochīae
Dative	Antiochīae
Accusative	Antiochīam
Ablative	Antiochīā
Vocative	Antiochīa
Locative	Antiochīae

Related terms

• antiochēnus

Descendants

• Esperanto: Antioĥio
• French: Antioche

• German: Antiochia
• Italian: Antiochia

• Portuguese: Antioquia
• Russian: Антиохи́я (Antioxíja)

• Spanish: Antioquía