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ITHAKI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ithaki mean?
• ITHAKI (noun)
The noun ITHAKI has 1 sense:
1. a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
Familiarity information: ITHAKI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Ithaca; Ithaki
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Ithaki" 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)
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