Ithaca

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/ˈɪθəkə/

proper noun

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

OriginLatin Ithaca ← Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
  2. A community in Georgia, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
  4. A village in Nebraska.
  5. A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.

    Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home to Cornell University and Ithaca College — with more cultural offerings than its size would suggest, thanks in large part to the people those institutions attract.

    2025 June 26, Marnie Hunter, “This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025
  6. A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
  7. A village in Ohio.
  8. A town in Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἸθάκα
  2. LatinIthaca
  3. EnglishIthaca

Borrowed from Latin Ithaca, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη
  • Ἰθάκη (Ithákē)island
Catalan Ítaca
  • Ítacaisland
French Ithaque
  • Ithaqueisland
German Ithaka
  • Ithakaisland
Greek Ιθάκη
  • Ιθάκη (Itháki)island
Hindi इथाका
  • इथाका (ithākā)island
Irish Iotaca
  • Iotacaisland
Italian Itaca
  • Itacaisland
Polish Itaka
  • Itakaisland
Portuguese Ítaca
  • Ítacaisland
Russian Итака
  • Итака (Itaka)island
Spanish Ítaca
  • Ítacaisland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ithaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ithaca

MLA

“Ithaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ithaca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ithaca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ithaca.

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