Cephalonia

[ sef-uh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh ]

noun
  1. the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. 287 sq. mi. (743 sq. km).

  • Greek Ke·fal·li·ní·a [ke-fah-lee-nee-ah]. /kɛˌfɑ liˈni ɑ/.

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How to use Cephalonia in a sentence

  • Yet these are the terms in which he wrote to his two correspondents at Cephalonia.

  • On my arrival from England at Cephalonia, his lordship asked me what new publications I had brought out.

    Byron | Richard Edgcumbe
  • In the office of the hotel he found that the boat was the Cephalonia, and that she was scheduled to start at half-past eleven.

    The Mission of Poubalov | Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton
  • To his amazement, he found that the Cephalonia was already a hundred yards from the dock.

    The Mission of Poubalov | Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton
  • A few days after the ceremony Ivan read a brief cable dispatch announcing the arrival of the Cephalonia at Queenstown.

    The Mission of Poubalov | Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton

British Dictionary definitions for Cephalonia

Cephalonia

Kefallonia (ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə)

/ (ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə) /


noun
  1. a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles): Modern Greek name: Kephallinía

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