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Corfu

US/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/

Corfu proper noun: an island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).

Proper noun

Corfu

  1. An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
    • Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique.2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2025
  2. The capital of Corfu.

Corfu meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

Corfu in Hindi

city
कोर्फ़ू korfū
island
कोर्फ़ू korfū

Corfu in Arabic

city
كُورْفُو kūrfū
island
كُورْفُو kūrfū

Corfu in Persian

island
کورفو

Corfu in Vietnamese

island
Kérkyra

Origin of Corfu

Borrowed from Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ (Koruphṓ), from κορυφή (koruphḗ) ("summit", "mountain peak"). Named after the twin peaks of the Old Fortress of Corfu.

Words formed from Corfu

Questions about Corfu

What does Corfu mean?
Corfu means an island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
What is Corfu in Hindi?
Corfu in Hindi is कोर्फ़ू (korfū). See Corfu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Corfu?
Corfu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Corfu?
Corfu is pronounced /ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/ (US).

Words near Corfu in the dictionary

  1. Corfiots
  2. corflu
  3. corflute
  4. corflutes
  5. corfs
  6. Corfu
  7. Corfute
  8. Corfutes
  9. Corgan
  10. Corgans
  11. corgi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Corfu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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