Ithaca

//ˈɪθəkə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
  2. 2
    A community in Georgia, United States.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
  4. 4
    A village in Nebraska.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.

    "Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home to Cornell University and Ithaca College — with more cultural offerings than its size would suggest, thanks in large part to the people those institutions attract."

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  1. 6
    A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
  2. 7
    A village in Ohio.
  3. 8
    A town in Wisconsin.

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ithaki

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"Past Ithaca we creep, / Laertes' realms, and curse the land that bred / Ulysses, cause of all the woes we weep."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ithaca, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

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