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Cephalonia

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Ceph·a·lo·ni·a  (sf-ln-, -lny) also Ke·fal·li·ní·a (kfä-l-nä)
The largest of the Ionian Islands off the western coast of Greece. It was held by the British from 1809 to 1864.
Cephalonia [ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə]
n
(Placename) a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop.: 32 474 (1991). Area: 935 sq. km (365 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Kephallinía
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