antiochian
/ˌæntiˈɒkiən/
Etymology
From Antioch + -ian.
antiochian means of or pertaining to ancient Antioch. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
antiochian is pronounced /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/.
adj
- Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.
- Pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.
noun
- A person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch.“Pompey erected the place into a free city for refusing to receive the Armenian King Tigranes, whom the Antiochians had summoned to their aid.”