Corcyra

[kawr-sahy-ruh]

noun

1. ancient name of Corfu.

Corcyra

/ kɔːˈsaɪərə /

noun

1. the ancient name for Corfu

Other Word Forms

• Corcyraean adjective

Example Sentences

Bobby and Christi Shepherd, aged six and seven, died at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel, in Corfu, in October 2006.

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The inquest jury also ruled that travel firm Thomas Cook had breached its duty of care after seven-year-old Christi and six-year-old Bobby were overcome by fumes while on holiday with their father and his partner at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in October 2006.

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In May, it was announced that the bungalow at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel would be demolished.

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An inquest at Wakefield Coroner's Court heard they were poisoned by a faulty gas boiler at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel, which was attached to the side of the bungalow where the family were staying.

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The pair, from Horbury, near Wakefield, were on holiday with their father Neil Shepherd and his now wife, Ruth, when they were poisoned by a faulty gas boiler at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in 2006.

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