Ithaca

[ ith-uh-kuh ]

noun

1. one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km). Greek Itháki.
2. a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake.

Ithaca

/ ˈɪθəkə /

noun

1. 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 nameIthákiiˈθaki

Other Words From

• Itha·can adjective noun

Example Sentences

The firms involved — Shell, Equinor, and Ithaca Energy — say they should be allowed to carry on with drilling because permission was granted in good faith under the law as it was understood at the time.

From BBC

Even more Democrats turned out for the 6 pm rally at Ithaca’s State Theatre, an early 20th-century gothic auditorium in the college town's center.

From Salon

This ignored that she chose Ithaca for its respected theater program.

From Salon

Rosebank off Shetland, owned by Norwegian energy giant Equinor and British firm Ithaca Energy, is the UK's largest untapped oil field.

From BBC

While Cornell has not summoned outside police forces to its campus in Ithaca, N.Y., it has taken what some professors called draconian measures against six protesters.

From New York Times