Utica
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An ancient North African city near Carthage that was destroyed around year 700
- proper noun
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- The ancient city of Utica was once a bustling center of trade on the north coast of Africa.
- Utica Shale
- Marcellus and Utica
Examples
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Many artifacts from Utica provide insight into the lives of its inhabitants before its destruction.
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Archaeologists often study Utica to understand its role in the history of the Mediterranean region.
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In the Sam Ash music store on Utica Avenue, a piece of sheet music called "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" caught my eye.
Fiction book (1996) -
Boxers face off as well in a threshold mosaic at the House of the Boxers in Utica, discussed below.
Academic text (2011) -
They weren't going to her mother's beautiful Ithaca, just dumb, ugly Utica.
Fiction book (1999) -
On the Utica mosaic, see Alexander et al., Vlique, 276, cat. no. 246, pl. 2.
Academic text (2011)
Surface Forms
Utica main
Etymology
Utica comes from an old Phoenician word atiqa meaning 'old'. People called it the 'old' town, which fits its long history on the North African coast.