Corfu


Cor·fu

geographical name
\kr-ˈfü; ˈkr-(ˌ)fü, -(ˌ)fyü\

Definition of CORFU

1
island NW Greece, one of the Ionian Islands area 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), pop 105,043
2
city & port on E Corfu pop 36,875
Cor·fi·ote \ˈkr-fē-ˌōt, -ət\ noun

Variants of CORFU

Cor·fu or ModGk Kér·ky·ra \ˈker-kē-ˌrä\ or ancient Cor·cy·ra \kr-ˈsī-rə\

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