Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of southwest-central New York on Cayuga Lake south-southwest of Syracuse. It is the seat of Cornell University (chartered 1865). Population: 29,800.
- See Itháki.
Wiktionary
- n. island in the Ionian Sea; according to the legend Odysseus was its king
WordNet 3.0
- n. a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
- n. a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα, Doric form of Ἰθάκη. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“ITHACA - Three state agencies are the limiting factors in determining a site where the City of Ithaca can deposit the spoils from the dredging of the Flood Control Channel at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake.”
“ITHACA - After nearly a month of dispute in the Tompkins County Legislature over leadership in 2009, no changes were made from 2008, and Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, D-City of Ithaca, was voted vice chairwoman unanimously.”
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“ITHACA - Alleged cocaine ring leader Curtis Echols of Rochester has been involved in the local drug trade at some level as far back as 2005, and Rochester - like other large Upstate cities - is a source for illegal drugs in smaller towns like Ithaca, according to law enforcement officials.”
“ITHACA - With high temperatures expected in the low 20s and snow showers a good possibility, playoff football has returned to Ithaca.”
“ITHACA - The Town of Ithaca tax levy would increase 12.4 percent if the Town Board ultimately adopts Supervisor Herb Engman's proposed budget.”
“ITHACA - On what is widely considered the busiest shopping day of the year, a small local group launched a grassroots effort to help keep holiday dollars in Ithaca.”
“southern tier athletic conf. ithaca 107, binghamton 71 At Ithaca”
“division i cny ithaca 2, oswego 2 at The Rink in Ithaca”
“(Ruloff's bar on College Avenue in Ithaca is named after the villain.)”
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...Odysseus, sea, Athene, goddess, land, Achaean, wind, wave, Ithaca, lead, Poseidon, mortal and 732 more...
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LIT - Iliad - key words and protagonists
abduct, abducting, abductor, Achaea, Achaean, Achilles, advise, Aegean, Aegean Sea, Aegina, aegis, Aeneas and 713 more...
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