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corfu

/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/

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What does corfu mean?

proper noun

  1. An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
  2. The capital of Corfu.

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/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/

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/ˈkɔɹ.fuː/
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“So you think. A Corfu bandmaster’s daughter! What has her life been? Her surname even is not her true one.”
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
On one occasion, as the ship was going into Corfu, Sir Thomas came up the hatchway and cast his eyes towards the gallows.
Robert Louis StevensonMemoir of Fleeming JenkinProject Gutenberg ebook #698
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Powys, Mr., on the habits of the chaffinch in Corfu.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
On board this galley there were four young men from Marseilles, five Neapolitan priests, and two monks from Corfu, who told us similar adventures happened daily.
VoltaireCandideProject Gutenberg ebook #19942
Jenkin had fitted her out the year before for laying the Cagliari to Malta and Corfu cables; but on this occasion she was better equipped.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979