Utica

[ yoo-ti-kuh ]

/ ˈyu tɪ kə /

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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Example sentences from the Web for utica

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
The distance from Utica to the Straits of Gades is 8800 stadia, and by fast vessels can be accomplished in about a week.
The Adventures of Captain Mago|Lon Cahun
Now if we had followed the road from Utica to Syracuse, we wouldnt have had the adventure that Im going to tell you about.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The general average of speed is from fourteen to sixteen miles an hour; but on the Utica they go much faster.
Diary in America, Series Two|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)

The summit level chosen, therefore, ran from Utica to the salt-works at Salina (Syracuse).
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 14)|Archer Butler Hulbert
The whole country from Utica to this place is thickly settled.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 12)|Archer Butler Hulbert

British Dictionary definitions for utica

Utica

/ (ˈjuːtɪkə) /

noun

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

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