Ithaca

[ ith-uh-kuh ]

/ ˈɪθ ə kə /

noun

one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km). Greek Itháki.

a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake.

OTHER WORDS FROM Ithaca

Ith·a·can, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for ithacan

And again of his Phronius, son of Noemon, whom he introduces to play the part of a considerate and serviceable Ithacan citizen.

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 |W. E. Gladstone
So the fairy-ship ceased to run, but the steam-ship has taken its place in these Ithacan waters.

Homer's Odyssey |Denton J. Snider
Then Helenus told the Ithacan chief that before Troy could be taken three things must be done.

The Story of Troy |Michael Clarke
To have impersonated the Ithacan was little; he had been just sitting for a God.

The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb |Charles Lamb

Palamedes, however, was more than a match in artifice for the Ithacan king.

The Story of Troy |Michael Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for ithacan (1 of 2)

Ithacan

/ (ˈɪθəkən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Greek island of Ithaca or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Ithaca

British Dictionary definitions for ithacan (2 of 2)

Ithaca

/ (ˈɪθəkə) /

noun

a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, the smallest of the Ionian Islands: regarded as the home of Homer's Odysseus. Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles) Modern Greek name: Itháki (iˈθaki)

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British Dictionary definitions for ithacan (2 of 2)

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