English Explanatory Dictionary

Corfu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/ /ˈkɔɹ.fuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Corfu.wav

Word forms

Corfu

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ (Koruphṓ), from κορυφή (koruphḗ) ("summit", "mountain peak"). Named after the twin peaks of the Old Fortress of Corfu.

Translations

Arabic: كُورْفُو Catalan: Corfú Finnish: Korfu Finnish: Kerkyra French: Corfou Greek: Κέρκυρα Hindi: कोर्फ़ू Italian: Corfù Portuguese: Corfu Russian: Ко́рфу Serbo-Croatian: Крф Serbo-Croatian: Krf Spanish: Corfú
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