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ITHACA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
Synonyms:
Ithaca; Ithaki
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Ithaca" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Ithaca" is a part of...):
Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
