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Meaning of Ithacan | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈɪθəkən/

Definitions

  1. Of, from or relating to Ithaca (an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece).
    not-comparable
  2. Of, from or relating to Ithaca (places in the United States).
    not-comparable

Examples

““Did you say ’wooden horse’?[”] the Ithacan king asked. [“]You know, there might be something in that.[”]”
“Atwood’s novella was her commissioned response to The Odyssey: the Homeric epic re-told from the point of view of the wandering hero’s wife, Penelope, who remained chastely and patiently in their Ithacan palace during the 10 years her husband was away besieging Troy and the further 10 years it took him to get back home again.”
“Jane is the latest in a long line of Ithacan heroes … and it was an honour to be with her for this latest part of the island’s journey through history.”
“The author was said to be an Ithacan youth, not a Cornell student, who had attended some literary seminars at the university and was now reported on the West Coast.”
“Saskia is not the first memorable 12-year-old to have sprung from the head of an Ithacan author. It was during his professorship at Cornell that Vladimir Nabokov engendered the smart-mouthed, coolly carnal Lolita Haze, the namesake of his most famous novel.”
“@handworkithaca features ceramics, jewellery, prints and crafts from a co-operative of 40 Ithacan artists”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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