Antakiya

Antakiya
/ahn'tah kee"yah/, n.
Arabic name of Antioch.

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  • Antakiya — An•ta•ki•ya [[t]ˌɑn tɑˈki yɑ[/t]] n. geg Arabic name of Antioch …   From formal English to slang

  • Antakiya — noun a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity • Syn: ↑Antioch, ↑Antakya • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bab Antakeya — Bāb Antakiya ( ar. باب انطاكية) (Aleppo Arabic:bæb əntākye) (Gate of Antioch) formed one of the most important defense gates in Aleppo, protecting the city from the west. It is one of the oldest gates built due to its strategic site thus going… …   Wikipedia

  • Antioch — Antiochian /an tee oh kee euhn/, n., adj. /an tee ok /, n. 1. Arabic, Antakiya. Turkish, Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300 64 B.C. 66,520. 2. a city in W California. 43,559. * * * Turkish Antakya City (pop …   Universalium

  • Nūr al-Dīn — ▪ Muslim ruler in full  Nūr al Dīn Abū al Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿImād al Dīn Zangī , also called  Nureddin  born February 1118 died May 15, 1174, Damascus [Syria]       Muslim ruler who reorganized the armies of Syria and laid the foundations for the… …   Universalium

  • BAB — B B Les plus anciennes portes fortifiées (b b) construites en pays d’islam datent de l’époque omeyyade (VIIIe s.). Ce sont des entrées directes sous voûtes défendues par des mâchicoulis et flanquées de grosses tours semi circulaires, comme à Qasr …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Antioch — 1 Original name in latin Antioch Name in other language Antakija, Antakiya, Antakiyah, Antakiyyah, Antakya, Antioch, Antiocheia, Antiochia, Antiochia am Orontes, Antiochia di Siria, Antiochia vid Orontes, Antiochie, Antiochi Antiohija, Antiokheia …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Antioch — An•ti•och [[t]ˈæn tiˌɒk[/t]] n. 1) anh geg Arabic, Antakiya Turkish, Antakya a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c. 137,200. 2) geg a city in W California. 55,980 An•ti•o•chi•an ˌæn tiˈoʊ ki ən n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Antakya — noun a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity • Syn: ↑Antioch, ↑Antakiya • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey …   Useful english dictionary

  • Antioch — noun a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity • Syn: ↑Antakya, ↑Antakiya • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey …   Useful english dictionary

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