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Utica

  • /ˈjuːtɪkə/

Where it comes from

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

proper noun

  1. An ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
  2. A township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
  3. A township and town therein, in Clark County, Indiana.
  4. A township in Chickasaw County, Iowa.
  5. A minor city in Ness County, Kansas; named for the city in New York.
  6. A census-designated place in Daviess County, Kentucky; named for the city in New York.
  7. An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
  8. A city in Macomb County, Michigan; named for the city in New York.
  9. A minor city and township in Winona County, Minnesota; named for the city in New York.
  10. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi; named for the city in New York.
  11. A village in Livingston County, Missouri; named for the city in New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Judith Basin County, Montana.
  13. A village in Seward County, Nebraska; named for the city in New York.
  14. A city, the county seat of Oneida County, New York; named for the Phoenician colony.
  15. A village in Knox County and Licking County, Ohio; named for the city in New York.
  16. An unincorporated community in Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio.
  17. An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  18. A borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A census-designated place in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  20. A small town in Yankton County, South Dakota.
  21. A ghost town in Smith County, Texas.
  22. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  23. A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
  24. An unincorporated community in the town of Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin.
  25. A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rome, phoenicia, tyrus, phocaea, naucratis, cyrene, oppidum, phocaean, antiochia, trinacria, peucetii, tyre, apollonia, knidos, argos, cannae

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name Phoenician colony

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MLA

"Utica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/utica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Utica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/utica

Chicago

"Utica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/utica.

BibTeX
@misc{utica_2026,
  title = {Utica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/utica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}