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Corfu in British English
(kɔːˈfuː)
noun
Modern Greek name: Kérkyra Ancient name: Corcyra1.
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)
Corfu in American English
(ˈkɔrfu; kɔrˈfu; kɔrˈfju)
1.
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: 247 sq mi (640 sq km)
2.
its chief city, a seaport: pop. 37,000
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