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Cephalonia

American  
[sef-uh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh] / ˌsɛf əˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn jə /

noun

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


Cephalonia British  
/ ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə, ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Kephallinía.  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)

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In Greece, gale-force winds fanned fires on tourist islands Zakynthos and Cephalonia, prompting village and hotel evacuations.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2025

Earlier, firefighters brought under control a blaze on the western island of Cephalonia.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2023

The Pagoulatos father, Panaghis, opened it in 1956, after arriving in Sudan seeking a better life as his native Greek island of Cephalonia lay in the ruins of the Second World War.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

It is produced by a cooperative of 300 grape growing families in the Omala Valley on Cephalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea west of the Greek mainland.

From Washington Post Oct. 28, 2021

My own knowledge of Cephalonia is but slight; but Stallman, who had been there before, gave me some information about it.

From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de

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