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Ithaca

/ˈɪθəkə/

Ithaca proper noun: an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

Proper noun

Ithaca

  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.2025 June 26, Marnie Hunter, “This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025
  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.

Origin of Ithaca

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

Words formed from Ithaca

Questions about Ithaca

What does Ithaca mean?
Ithaca means an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
What part of speech is Ithaca?
Ithaca is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ithaca?
Ithaca is pronounced /ˈɪθəkə/.

Words near Ithaca in the dictionary

  1. ITFC
  2. ITFs
  3. ith
  4. Ithaafinolhu
  5. Ithaafushi
  6. Ithaca
  7. Ithacan
  8. Ithacans
  9. Ithacensian
  10. Ithacensians
  11. ithagine

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