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Definition of Ithaca

1. Noun. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.

2. Noun. A Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king.

Definition of Ithaca

1. Proper noun. island in the Ionian Sea; according to the legend Odysseus was its king ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ithaca

Italic language Italicism Italicisms Italiote Italiotes Italish Italo- Italo Calvino Italo disco Italophile

Italophiles Italophones Italy Itanagar Itelmen Ithaca (current term) Ithacan Ithacans Ithaka Ithaki

Ithunn Ito's nevus Ito-Reenstierna test Ito cells Itokawa Itylus Itzcoatl Iva xanthifolia Ivalo Ivan

Literary usage of Ithaca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1921)
"n THE ASSEMBLY AT Ithaca AND THE DEPARTURE O* TELEMACHUS SOON as the early, rosy-fingered dawn appeared, the dear son of Odysseus rose from bed, ..."

2. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"3858 *Ц** TYPE Hall Paleontology of New York. 1879. v- 5. Pl 2» pi. 91, fig. 4, 5. Portage (Ithaca) beds Earl's quarry, Ithaca NYSG Williams collection 3859 ..."

3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1906)
"366) this figure is 300'; see beyond remark on thickness of Ithaca. ABSTRACT The accompanying chart expresses the result in classification and nomenclature ..."

4. Annual Report (1905)
"Ithaca, to Renwick Park Weight of rails per yard—steel, maximum 56 Iba., Gauge of track, 4 feet 81 inches. Officers of the Company. Name. Till,-. ..."

5. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1873)
"Many kings Within the bounds of sea-girt Ithaca 4s5 There are, both young and old, let any one Bear rule, since great Ulysses is no more ; But I will be the ..."

6. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1865)
"Ithaca. THE court of Ithaca, in the absence of Ulysses, is an admirable example of ... The throne of Ithaca, and the sceptre of Laertes and former kings, ..."

7. Schliemann's Excavations: An Archaeological and Historical Study by Karl Schuchhardt (1891)
"The desire to gain easier access to the actual grave, no doubt, inspired the splendid innovation of the " bee-hive " tomb. 2. Ithaca The investigations ..."

8. Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the by Frank Place (1860)
"A daily line of steamers plies between Ithaca and Cayuga Bridge, on the NYCRR, touching at all the landings on the lake. The railroad and canal and lake ..."

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