Cephalonia

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

/ ˌsɛf əˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə /

noun

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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Examples from the Web for cephalonia

Such a passage fits very ill an island lying, as Ithaca does, just to the east of Cephalonia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various
His death happened in Cephalonia in 1085, at the age of seventy, when he was engaged on an expedition against Constantinople.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri
From thence we were driven by a tempest to the island of Cephalonia, which we reached on the 1st of August.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
My own knowledge of Cephalonia is but slight; but Stallman, who had been there before, gave me some information about it.
Salt Water|W. H. G. Kingston

During his stay in Cephalonia proposals had been made to him which must have been most flattering to his ambition.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England|Georg Brandes

British Dictionary definitions for cephalonia

Cephalonia

Kefallonia (ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə)

/ (ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə) /

noun

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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