Ithaca
['iθəkə]
Definition
(noun.) a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king.
(noun.) a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
Checker: Luther--From WordNet
Examples
- And in this double form he has cast the entire narrative of the events which occurred at Troy and in Ithaca and throughout the Odyssey. Plato. The Republic.
- Yes; on Ithaca. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He says he was born in Ithaca. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- No; nor was he born in Ithaca; nor is he a count; nor is his name Caliphronas. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes, I was born in Ithaca, therefore am I a countryman of Ulysses. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You were born in Ithaca, said Maurice quietly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- After we reach Melnos, very likely he will return to Ithaca. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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