Zante

American  

[zahn-tee, -tey, zan-] / ˈzɑn ti, -teɪ, ˈzæn- /

noun

1. a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).

2. a seaport on and the capital of this island.

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Zante British  

/ ˈzæntɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Zákinthos.  Latin name: Zacynthus.  Ancient Greek name: Zakynthos.  an island in the Ionian Sea, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands; traditionally belonged to Ulysses, king of Ithaca. Pop: 38 957 (2001). Area: 402 sq km (155 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Also known as Zante, Zakynthos hosts around a thousand nests but also hundreds of thousands of tourists per year.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Kai Roberts, 24, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was working in Zante when a quad bike he was on hit a wall on Sunday.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

In taking cues from hot cross buns, try adding soaked and drained Zante currants, which are like mini-raisins after all.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2022

Public Health Wales says it was contacting nearly 200 people who were on the Tui flight from the Greek island of Zante to Cardiff, Wales, last Tuesday.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2020

We were back in the present; we must have some Zante flowers and Zante trinkets; we thought of nothing but going ashore.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore