Corfu

[ kawr-foo, -fyoo; Italian kawr-foo ]

/ ˈkɔr fu, -fyu; Italian kɔrˈfu /

noun

Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).

a seaport on this island.

Greek Kerkyra.

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“When I was a kid who had just moved here from Corfu, I used to watch the Man from U.N.C.L.E,” he says.

Inside New York’s Most Powerful Diner |Tom Teodorczuk |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was born Prince Philippos Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1921, sixth in line to the Greek throne.

A Very Unhappy 92nd Birthday for Prince Philip as He Recovers From Surgery in Hospital |Tom Sykes |June 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He born Prince Philippos Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1921.

The Grand Old Duke of Edinburgh: Why Everybody Loves Phil |Tom Sykes |November 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We took the wind through the night, and in the morning we were eighty miles from Corfu, which I determined to reach by rowing.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Miocene beds are found in Corfu and Zante, and Pliocene deposits cover much of the low-lying ground.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 |Various
I went with him, and on the fourth day we came back to Corfu with a large provision of wood.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The first place at which she brought up was in the harbour of Corfu.

The Three Midshipmen |W.H.G. Kingston
When on arriving here we found there were no letters, and that probably they were sent to Corfu, my heart sank within me.

Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel |John Yeardley

British Dictionary definitions for corfu

Corfu

/ (kɔːˈfuː) /

noun

an island in the Ionian Sea, in the Ionian Islands: forms, with neighbouring islands, a department of Greece. Pop: 107 879 (2001). Area: 641 sq km (247 sq miles)

a port on E Corfu island. Pop (municipality): 41 532 (2001)

Modern Greek name: KérkyraAncient name: Corcyra

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