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

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

Gwen Lowe of Public Health Wales said 30 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed over the last week among people who returned from Zante on several flights and that the number is expected to rise.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2020

John Tossell from Bridgend went missing after going for a walk on a mountain on the Greek island of Zante on June 17.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2019

Tetanus had ensued before the Karteria reached the port; and, on the 1st of June, Frank Abney Hastings expired at Zante, on board the Karteria, which he had so gloriously commanded.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various