Ŭtĭca, ae, f.,
I a very old town in Africa Propria, north of Carthage , where the younger Cato killed himself , now Boushater , Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 24; Liv. 25, 31; 28, 4; id. Epit. 114; Caes. B. C. 1, 31; 2, 36; Cic. Scaur. 2, 45; id. Att. 12, 2, 1; Vell. 1, 2, 6; Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 13.
II —Hence, Ŭtĭcensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Utica : ager, Liv. 27, 5: conventus, Auct. B. Afr. 68, 4: ptisana, Plin. 18, 7, 15, § 75; Cato ap. Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 113.— Plur. subst. : Ŭtĭcenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Utica , Caes. B. C. 2, 36; Auct. B. Afr. 87, 2 sq.