Icaria

[ ih-kair-ee-uh, ahy-kair-; Greek ee-kah-ree-ah ]

/ ɪˈkɛər i ə, aɪˈkɛər-; Greek ˌi kɑˈri ɑ /

Also Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).

any of the former Utopian communities founded by the followers of Étienne Cabet, especially the one established at Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1849.

Example sentences from the Web for icaria

Icaria is a romantic sequel to the Owen and Fourier colonies.

Our Foreigners |Samuel P. Orth
Then an inventive young poet from the village of Icaria in Attica hit upon a new idea which proved a tremendous success.

The Story of Mankind |Hendrik Van Loon
"Icaria," probably Kerry, in Ireland, has been made into an island and carried far out into the Atlantic.

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) |John Fiske.
Icaria has no inhabitants, but it has pastures, of which the Samians avail themselves.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo

Whereupon Solon reverts to his old principles, and finally emigrates to Icaria.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 |Various

Icaria

/ (aɪˈkɛərɪə, ɪ-) /

a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, in the Southern Sporades group. Area: 256 sq km (99 sq miles) Modern Greek name: Ikaría Also called: Nikaria