UTICA

Utica

(noun) an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD

Utica

(noun) a city in central New York

Source: WordNet® 3.1


U"ti*ca, a. Etym: [So called from Utica, in New York.] (Geol.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in the State of New York by beds of shale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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