ithacan

adj

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

   ““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.”

2. (not-comparable)Of, from or relating to Ithaca (places in the United States).

   “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”

noun

1. A native or inhabitant of Ithaca (an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece).

   “By a 71 percent majority in a referendum last month, the Ithacans called for a reversal of an Athens Government decision that had included the island's capital among 400 preserved areas where construction is severely restricted.”

   “Landmann depicts their song as long, violet-colored streamers that, yes, indeed, wrap like cords around the body of the wandering Ithacan.”

   “A fit ancient Ithacan could have bounded up Korakos Petra in much less than the two hours 25 minutes it took me.”

2. A native or inhabitant of Ithaca (places in the United States).

   “Undoubtedly the honors for the week ending October 17 went to Cornell. The Ithacans identified Element No. 87 and all the Princeton ball-carriers.”

   “When the Pittsburgh flights end in November, Ithacans will be able to fly only to Philadelphia or to LaGuardia Airport in New York.”

   “We’ve got a bumper sticker that says ‘Ithaca: 10 square miles surrounded by reality’. Ithacans want to know ways to take care of themselves, in a spiritual sense as well as a physical one.”