Cavafy

American  

[kah-vah-fee] / kɑˈvɑ fi /

noun

1. Constantine Konstantinos Kavafis, 1863–1933, Greek poet in Egypt.

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Cavafy British  

/ kəˈvɑːfɪ /

noun

1. Constantine. Greek name Kavafis. 1863–1933, Greek poet of Alexandria in Egypt

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Example Sentences

Cavafy and Wallace Stevens and stories by the Brothers Grimm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Back when I was in school my father talked me into reading a much less explosive Cavafy poem, “Ithaka,” one of his most famous.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

Cavafy was a hero to us — and continues to be a hero across the Greek-speaking world.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

It is part of a series: Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from CP Cavafy.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2019

The late Dr Cavafy of St George’s Hospital urged me to learn something of Histology, and sent me to Dr Klein, whose pupil I had the good fortune to become at the Brown Institute. 

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir