Cephalonia

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

/ ˌsɛf əˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə /

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noun

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

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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.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
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

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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