Definition of "Antioch"

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Antakya, a city in southeastern Turkey, formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.  quotations

(historical) Various other cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucid dynasty:

1. Former name of Tarsus, a city in southeastern Turkey.  examples

2. Former name of Adana, a city in southern Turkey.  examples

3. Former name of Nusaybin, a city in southeastern Turkey.  examples

4. Former name of Samsat, a city in southeastern Turkey.  examples

5. Former name of Aydin, a city in southwestern Turkey.  examples

6. Former name of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.  examples

7. Former name of Acre, a city and port in Israel.  examples

8. Former name of Nahavand, a city in Iran.  examples

9. Former name of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan.  examples

10. A former city in western Turkey near present-day Yalvaç.  examples

11. A former city in western Turkey near present-day Kuyucak.  examples

12. A former city in southern Turkey near present-day Gazipaşa.  examples

13. A former city in northwestern Jordan near present-day Umm Qais.  examples

(historical) A former country in the Middle East, a Crusader state centered on Antakya.

(historical) Various former provinces centered on Antakya.

A number of places in the United States

1. A small unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.  examples

2. A city in Contra Costa County, California.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Troup County, Georgia.  examples

6. A township and village therein, in Lake County, Illinois.  examples

7. A number of places in Indiana, United States

   1. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana.  examples

   3. An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana.  examples

   4. An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.  examples

9. A former unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky.  examples

10. A number of places in Louisiana, United States

    1. An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.  examples

    2. An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.  examples

    3. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.  examples

11. A township in Wexford County, Michigan.  examples

12. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.  examples

13. A ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska.  examples

14. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.  examples

15. A neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.  examples

16. A number of places in Texas, United States

    1. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.  examples

    2. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.  examples

    3. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.  examples

    4. A ghost town in Houston County, Texas.  examples

    5. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.  examples