Antakiya


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Antakiya

(ˌæntɑːˈkiːjə)
n
(Placename) the Arabic name for Antioch
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An•ti•och

(ˈæn tiˌɒk)

n.
1. Arabic, Antakiya. Turkish, Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 B.C. 137,200.
2. a city in W California. 55,980.
An•ti•o•chi•an (ˌæn tiˈoʊ ki ən) n., adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:Antakiya - a town in southern Turkey]Antakiya - a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
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Its shared border with Syria near Antakiya was the only entrance for foreign opposition fighters in Syria, as well as weapons and armour.
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He singles out certain entries in Zabidi's lexicon for further elaboration (Arabia, Antakiya, Egypt, Constantinople, Isfahan, India, Maghrib and Andalus, and Sahara and Subsaharan Africa).
Stephan Reichmuth. The World of Murtada al-Zabidi (1732-91): Life, Networks and Writings

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