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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Antioch
       n : a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and
           capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity [syn: {Antakya},
            {Antakiya}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:



  Antioch
     (1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the
     Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. It was the
     metropolis of Syria, and afterwards became the capital of the
     Roman province in Asia. It ranked third, after Rome and
     Alexandria, in point of importance, of the cities of the Roman
     empire. It was called the "first city of the East." Christianity
     was early introduced into it (Acts 11:19, 21, 24), and the name
     "Christian" was first applied here to its professors (Acts
     11:26). It is intimately connected with the early history of the
     gospel (Acts 6:5; 11:19, 27, 28, 30; 12:25; 15:22-35; Gal. 2:11,
     12). It was the great central point whence missionaries to the
     Gentiles were sent forth. It was the birth-place of the famous
     Christian father Chrysostom, who died A.D. 407. It bears the
     modern name of Antakia, and is now a miserable, decaying Turkish
     town. Like Philippi, it was raised to the rank of a Roman
     colony. Such colonies were ruled by "praetors" (R.V. marg., Acts
     16:20, 21).
     
       (2.) In the extreme north of Pisidia; was visited by Paul and
     Barnabas on the first missionary journey (Acts 13:14). Here they
     found a synagogue and many proselytes. They met with great
     success in preaching the gospel, but the Jews stirred up a
     violent opposition against them, and they were obliged to leave
     the place. On his return, Paul again visited Antioch for the
     purpose of confirming the disciples (Acts 14:21). It has been
     identified with the modern Yalobatch, lying to the east of
     Ephesus.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Antioch, speedy as a chariot
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Antioch, CA (city, FIPS 2252)
    Location: 37.98873 N, 121.79889 W
    Population (1990): 62195 (22973 housing units)
    Area: 50.7 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 94509
  Antioch, IL (village, FIPS 1595)
    Location: 42.47473 N, 88.07954 W
    Population (1990): 6105 (2348 housing units)
    Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60002
  Antioch, OH (village, FIPS 2148)
    Location: 39.66159 N, 81.06769 W
    Population (1990): 68 (35 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43793
  Antioch, TN
    Zip code(s): 37013

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antioch, CA -- U.S. city in California
     Population (2000):    90532
     Housing Units (2000): 30116
     Land area (2000):     26.948185 sq. miles (69.795477 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.631797 sq. miles (1.636347 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    27.579982 sq. miles (71.431824 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02252
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             37.992421 N, 121.802225 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     94509
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antioch, CA
      Antioch
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antioch, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    89
     Housing Units (2000): 43
     Land area (2000):     0.103579 sq. miles (0.268268 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.103579 sq. miles (0.268268 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02148
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             39.661660 N, 81.067518 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     43793
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antioch, OH
      Antioch
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antioch, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    8788
     Housing Units (2000): 3346
     Land area (2000):     7.382701 sq. miles (19.121108 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.261965 sq. miles (0.678487 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    7.644666 sq. miles (19.799595 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            01595
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.479069 N, 88.090878 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     60002
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antioch, IL
      Antioch
  

















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