Ithaca

American  

[ith-uh-kuh] / ˈɪθ ə kə /

noun

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

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

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Ithaca British  

/ ˈɪθəkə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Itháki.  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)

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Other Word Forms

• Ithacan adjective

Example Sentences

He was previously a fellow at the New York Times and he began his journalism career as a multimedia reporter for the Ithaca Voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Based on the Greek epic by Homer, Nolan’s film stars Matt Damon as the titular king of Ithaca on his way home after the Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Yin is also organizing a symposium on the Ithaca campus scheduled for March 3-5, 2026.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

Jeff Cohen is co-founder of RootsAction.org, a retired journalism professor at Ithaca College and author of “Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.”

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

Jason thought back to Ithaca, when he was despairing over the visit from his mom’s spirit.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan