Corcyra

[ kawr-sahy-ruh ]

/ kɔrˈsaɪ rə /

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noun

ancient name of Corfu.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Corcyra

Cor·cy·rae·an

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

Words nearby Corcyra

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How to use Corcyra in a sentence

In Corcyra, on the other hand, the original barbarism lasted longer.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
Corcyra, which received into its port the Roman forces, owed to its fertility and favourable position an extensive commerce.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
According to report, Corcyra itself never engendered a democrat more awful.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Corcyra, which was colonized from the Peloponnesus, sent out a daughter colony to Epidamnos on the Illyrian coast.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

Having cut the beaks off the prows, Iphicrates bore down into the harbour of Corcyra with the captured triremes in tow.
Hellenica|Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for Corcyra

Corcyra

/ (kɔːˈsaɪərə) /

noun

the ancient name for Corfu

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