Antiochian

• Antiochan

From Antioch +‎ -ian.

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

Antiochian (comparative more Antiochian, superlative most Antiochian)

1. Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.

   Synonym: Antiochene

• Antiochianism
• Antiochian Orthodox Church

Antiochian (plural Antiochians)

1. (historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch.

   Synonym: Antiochene

   • 1876, Palestine and Syria‎, 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.

From Antiochus +‎ -ian.

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