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Korčula

Korčula proper noun: an island of Croatia.

Proper noun

Korčula

  1. An island of Croatia.
  2. A town in Croatia.

Origin of Korčula

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Kȏrčula, from Italian Curzola, from Latin Corcȳra, from Ancient Greek Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), alternative form of Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra, “Corfu”). The first Greek settlers to Korčula came from Corfu and named it Μέλαινα Κόρκυρα (Mélaina Kórkura, literally “Black Corfu”) after their homeland and in recognition of Korčula’s dark trees.

Questions about Korčula

What does Korčula mean?
Korčula means an island of Croatia.
What part of speech is Korčula?
Korčula is a proper noun.

Words near Korčula in the dictionary

  1. Korzen
  2. Korzens
  3. korzhinskite
  4. Korzybskian
  5. Korçë
  6. Korčula
  7. kos
  8. Kos.
  9. KOSA
  10. Kosak
  11. Kosaka

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