Cephalonia

[ sef-uh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh ]

noun

1. the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. 287 sq. mi. (743 sq. km).

Cephalonia

/ ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə; ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə /

noun

1. a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles) Modern Greek nameKephallinía

Example Sentences

Earlier, firefighters brought under control a blaze on the western island of Cephalonia.

From Seattle Times

The Pagoulatos father, Panaghis, opened it in 1956, after arriving in Sudan seeking a better life as his native Greek island of Cephalonia lay in the ruins of the Second World War.

From New York Times

It is produced by a cooperative of 300 grape growing families in the Omala Valley on Cephalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea west of the Greek mainland.

From Washington Post

This is a fascinating wine from the Slopes of Aenos, on the island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea, where the Sclavos family has been farming biodynamically since the 1980s.

From New York Times

The storms battered the islands of Ithaca and Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea and western Peloponnese, causing mudslides in some areas.

From Reuters