Added 9 October 2026 ithaca noun Categories: PlacesUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ithaca at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga. A Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king. Related Words: girtlondonithakinostoshomecomingdestinationhomelandithakaobjectivesanctuaryhavenrefuge Back to today's word