Cor·fu (kôr f , -fy, kôr-f) also Kér·ki·ra (k rk -rä ) Formerly Cor·cy·ra (kôr-s r ) An island of Greece in the Ionian Islands off the northwest coast of the mainland. Settled c. 700 b.c., the island was controlled by Rome, Byzantium, Sicily, Venice, and Great Britain before being ceded to Greece in 1864. |
Corfu [kɔːˈfuː]
n
1. (Placename) an island in the Ionian Sea, in the Ionian Islands: forms, with neighbouring islands, a department of Greece. Pop.: 107 592 (1991). Area: 641 sq. km (247 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a port on E Corfu island. Pop.: 105 000 (1995 est.) Modern Greek name Kérkyra Ancient name Corcyra
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