Corcyra

[ kawr-sahy-ruh ]

/ kɔrˈsaɪ rə /

noun

ancient name of Corfu.

Related formsCor·cy·rae·an

[kawr-si-ree-uh n] /ˌkɔr sɪˈri ən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for corcyra

According to report, Corcyra itself never engendered a democrat more awful.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
This, as you tell me in another letter, you glanced over at Corcyra, and afterwards I suppose received it from Cossinius.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1|Marcus Tullius Cicero
And having first put in at Sybota, a haven of the continent, they came on the next morning by break of day toward Corcyra.
Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin
When the Epidamnians found that no help could be expected from Corcyra, they were in a strait what to do next.
The History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides

Corcyra, humbled by many wars, became a subject of ridicule, and passed into a proverb.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for corcyra

Corcyra

/ (kɔːˈsaɪərə) /

noun

the ancient name for Corfu

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