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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Ithaca
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 4156; 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).

2. Ithaca
a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake. 28,732.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Ithaca
a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga

2. (noun) Ithaca, Ithaki
a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. Ithaca
one of the Ionian Islands, and one of the smallest, known now under the name Thiaki; it was the home of Ulysses, and his domain as king when he set out for the Trojan War, and which he did not see again till his return after twenty years. Also a town (11) in New York State, U.S., seat of Cornell University (q. v.).

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