Utica

/ˈjuːtɪkə/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; North Utica (a village in Illinois, often called Utica).
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Kansas; named for the city in New York.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Kentucky; named for the city in New York.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Maryland.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Michigan; named for the city in New York.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Minnesota; named for the city in New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mississippi; named for the city in New York.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Missouri; named for the city in New York.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montana.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Nebraska; named for the city in New York.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Oneida County, New York; named for the Phoenician colony.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Ohio; named for the city in New York.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Pennsylvania.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in South Carolina.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in South Dakota.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Texas.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

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ancient citycitymunicipalityphoenician settlement

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"The brightening of the night also worries biologists, who say artificial lighting disrupts bird migration and the development and behavior of several other animals. At a recent [21-22 Feb.] Washington meeting of experts from several fields to discuss the night, evolutionary biologist Bryant Buchanan of Utica College in New York State cited studies showing that fewer frogs and salamanders metamorphose when the night sky is lighter, and pond snails do not grow as large as normal."

Etymology

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

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