Corfu
Americannoun
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Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
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a seaport on this island.
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an island in the Ionian Sea, in the Ionian Islands: forms, with neighbouring islands, a department of Greece. Pop: 107 879 (2001). Area: 641 sq km (247 sq miles)
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a port on E Corfu island. Pop (municipality): 41 532 (2001)
Example Sentences
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For the crimes that take place on the small satellite of Corfu are as dark as the exploits of its 30 residents, none of whom are there by choice when the novel opens in 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In an interview, Julia’s speech is halting, but she can still recount memories from the trip, including visits to Pompeii and Corfu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
While Madonna partied in Corfu, singer Bieber took his family to the Peloponnese.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The pop star revealed she has had to listen to herself over the plane airways once when she went on a Jet2 holiday to the Greek island Corfu with her family.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Casanova, who went to Corfu in the train of the Prov.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Carlo Gozzi
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