Ithaca
/ˈɪθəkə/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
- 2 A community in Georgia, United States.
- 3 A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
- 4 A village in Nebraska.
- 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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- 6 A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
- 7 A village in Ohio.
- 8 A town in Wisconsin.
Example
More examples"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).