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

Find insight on oil futures, Ithaca Energy and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is said to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil and some gas, and is owned by Norwegian energy giant Equinor and British firm Ithaca Energy.

From BBC

I grew up in Ithaca and then I moved to Buffalo and started trying to do comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

A year later, Borchetta sold his label to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings.

From BBC

Before he became obsessed with the workings of authoritarianism, Levitzky grew up in Ithaca, N.Y., the son of a professor of psychology at Cornell University.

From Los Angeles Times