Corfu

[ kawr-foo, -fyoo; Italian kawr-foo ]

noun

1. Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
2. a seaport on this island.

Corfu

/ kɔːˈfuː /

noun

1. 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)
2. a port on E Corfu island. Pop (municipality): 41 532 (2001)

Example Sentences

The TUI flight from Corfu had been landing on 20 October last year, when it began to veer left off the runway.

From BBC

Melanie Cree and her husband Alan, from Bangor in Northern Ireland, were due to fly home from Corfu Airport on the day of the outage.

From BBC

Fires, fanned by strong winds, raged on Rhodes, and also affected Corfu.

From BBC

On Tuesday, Church officials on the island of Corfu imposed a religious ban on two local lawmakers who voted for the reform.

From Seattle Times

Due to her illness and subsequent holiday to Corfu, she did not check her emails for months.

From BBC