Corfu

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US/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/US/ˈkɔɹ.fuː/

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)).

OriginItalian Corfù ← Ancient Greek Κορυφώ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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. A city, the capital of Corfu, Greece.
  3. A village in the town of Pembroke, Genesee County, New York, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Grant County, Washington, United States.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚορυφώ
  2. ItalianCorfù
  3. EnglishCorfu

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.

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Translations

Arabic كُورْفُو, كُورْفُو
  • كُورْفُو (kūrfū)island
  • كُورْفُو (kūrfū)city
Basque Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Bulgarian Корфу
  • Корфу (Korfu)island
Catalan Corfú, Corfú
  • Corfúisland
  • Corfúcity
Chinese Mandarin 克基拉島 /克基拉岛
  • 克基拉島 /克基拉岛 (Kèjīlā dǎo)island
Czech Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Danish Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Dutch Korfoe, Corfu
  • Korfoeisland
  • Corfuisland
Esperanto Korfuo
  • Korfuoisland
Estonian Korfu, Kérkyra
  • Korfuisland
  • Kérkyraisland
Finnish Korfu, Korfu
  • Korfuisland
  • Korfucity
  • Kerkyracity
French Corfou, Corfou
  • Corfouisland
  • Corfoucity
German Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Greek Κέρκυρα, Κέρκυρα
  • Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)island
  • Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)city
Hebrew קורפו
  • קורפו (qurfu)island
Hindi कोर्फ़ू, कोर्फ़ू
  • कोर्फ़ू (korfū)island
  • कोर्फ़ू (korfū)city
Hungarian Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Irish Corfú
  • Corfúisland
Italian Corfù, Corfù
  • Corfùisland
  • Corfùcity
Japanese ケルキラ島
  • ケルキラ島 (Kerukira-tō)island
Korean 케르키라 섬
  • 케르키라 섬 (kereukira seom)island
Latin Corcyra
  • Corcyraisland
Latvian Kerkīra, Korfu
  • Kerkīraisland
  • Korfuisland
Lithuanian Kerkyra
  • Kerkyraisland
Norwegian Bokmål Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Persian کورفو
  • کورفوisland
Polish Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Portuguese Corfu, Corfu
  • Corfuisland
  • Corfucity
Romanian Corfu
  • Corfuisland
Russian Ко́рфу, Керкира
  • Ко́рфу (Kórfu)island
  • Керкира (Kerkira)island
  • Ко́рфу (Kórfu)city
Slovak Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Spanish Corfú, Corfú
  • Corfúisland
  • Corfúcity
Swedish Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Turkish Korfu
  • Korfuisland
Ukrainian Керкіра
  • Керкіра (Kerkira)island
Vietnamese Kérkyra
  • Kérkyraisland
Cite this entry
APA

Corfu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfu

MLA

“Corfu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corfu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfu.

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