Antiochian
proper noun
- member of a Christian group
adjective
- originating from Antioch
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/ / /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/ / /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/
adj
Etymology: From Antiochus + -ian.
- Pertaining to Antiochus of Ascalon, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.
noun
Etymology: From Antioch + -ian.
- 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.”