Utica

[ yoo-ti-kuh ]

/ ˈyu tɪ kə /

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noun

an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.

a city in central New York, on the Mohawk River.

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Words nearby Utica

Utgard-Loki, U Thant, Uther, Uthman, UTI, Utica, utile, utile dulci, Utilicare, utilidor, utilitarian

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How to use Utica in a sentence

Running roughly between Utica and Albany, that line is called the Central East Constraint, and it is congested about half the year, meaning no more power can flow along it.
Plug-in cars are the future. The grid isn’t ready.|Will Englund|October 16, 2021|Washington Post
Loads of reporters were in Utica, New York following Hillary around in 1999.
Jack Germond and the Old Days|Michael Tomasky|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was a gunsmith in Utica, and he walked there, fifteen miles over the hills, to have his barrel finished.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Just as the Romans pitched their camp there, the Carthaginians were putting out to sea on board their ships to sail to Utica.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius

Was compelled to remain in Utica until four o'clock in the afternoon in order to have my saddle padded.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
This village, well known through the firm of the Remingtons, is on the south bank of the Mohawk, twelve miles from Utica.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
I was now at an estimated distance of two hundred and ten miles west of Utica, and three hundred and twenty-two from Albany.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for Utica

Utica

/ (ˈjuːtɪkə) /

noun

an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, northwest of Carthage

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