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PRONUNCIATION OF CEPHALONIA

Cephalonia  [ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEPHALONIA

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cephalonia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CEPHALONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cephalonia

Cephalonia

Cephalonia or Kefalonia, formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital of Cephalonia is Argostoli.

Definition of Cephalonia in the English dictionary

The definition of Cephalonia in the dictionary is a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404. Area: 935 sq km Modern Greek name: Kephallinía.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEPHALONIA


Amazonia
æməˈzəʊnɪə
ammonia
əˈməʊnɪə
anhedonia
ˌænhɪˈdəʊnɪə
Babylonia
ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə
Caledonia
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə
Catalonia
ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə
escallonia
ˌɛskəˈləʊnɪə
Estonia
ɛˈstəʊnɪə
Franconia
fræŋˈkəʊnɪə
Ionia
aɪˈəʊnɪə
Kefallonia
ˌkɛfəˈləʊnɪə
Laconia
ləˈkəʊnɪə
Livonia
lɪˈvəʊnɪə
Macedonia
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə
Patagonia
ˌpætəˈɡəʊnɪə
paulownia
pɔːˈləʊnɪə
pneumonia
njuːˈməʊnɪə
rhizoctonia
ˌraɪzɒkˈtəʊnɪə
valonia
vəˈləʊnɪə
zirconia
zɜːˈkəʊnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEPHALONIA

Cephei
cepheid
Cepheid variable
Cepheus
CER
ceraceous
Ceram

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEPHALONIA

atonia
begonia
bignonia
Bononia
boronia
bronchopneumonia
claytonia
clintonia
dysphonia
dystonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
houstonia
hypertonia
Konia
miltonia
New Caledonia
Pannonia
sinfonia
Snowdonia
Washingtonia

Synonyms and antonyms of Cephalonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cephalonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEPHALONIA

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Translator English - Chinese

凯法罗尼亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cefalonia
570 millions of speakers

English

Cephalonia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cephalonia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهضمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кефалония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cephalonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cephalonia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Céphalonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cephalonia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kefalonia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケファロニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cephalonia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cephalonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cephalonia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cephalonia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेफ्लोनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cephalonia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cefalonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kefalonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кефалония
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cephalonia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κεφαλονιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cepahlonia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kefalonia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cephalonia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cephalonia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEPHALONIA»

The term «Cephalonia» is regularly used and occupies the 56.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEPHALONIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cephalonia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cephalonia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cephalonia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEPHALONIA»

Discover the use of Cephalonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cephalonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ionian Islands: Corfu, Cephalonia, Ithaka and Beyond
Legend has it that the Ionian Islands were created as Zeus’ beautiful lover, Io, raced through the Ionian Sea escaping Hera’s wrath.
John Freely, 2008
2
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe
Location: One of the seven Ionian Islands in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of Greece; forms, with Ithaca, the department of Cephalonia. Description: The largest of the Ionian Islands, Cephalonia covers 302 square miles and is separated ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1995
3
Notes and Observations on the Ionian Islands and Malta: With ...
A Statement of the Quantity of Currants, in Tons, shipped from Zante during the Years 1816 to 1841 inclusive ; from Cephalonia, from 1 820 to 1841 ; and from the Morea, from 1 820 to 184 1 inclusive ; with Places to whence Exported ; also ...
John Davy, 1842
4
The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
one of the four principal towns of old Cephalonia. The Catholic bishop resides at Lixuri. Livato, at the north end of the gulf, has considerable trade. Asso. the antient Ni- sasus, is an old fortress built by the Venetians on a peninsula in the north ...
George Long, 1836
5
Southern Europe: International Dictionary of Historic Places
Location: One of the seven Ionian Islands in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of Greece; forms, with Ithaca, the department of Cephalonia. Description: The largest of the Ionian Islands, Cephalonia covers 302 square miles and is separated ...
Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, 2013
6
A system of geography, popular and scientific, or, A ...
Amakuki the principal town contains about 5,500 inhabitants. The southern cape, called Ducato, is the ancient Leucadid. Cephalonia.] Cephalonia is the largest island in the whole group : being 40 British miles in length, and 30 miles in medial ...
James Bell, 1847
7
Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the ...
(XI), 1.14 of Cephalonia Lykastos (VIII), 1, 1.15 of Cephalonia Theodotos (X/XI), 1.16 of Cephalonia Theophanes (VIII), 1.17 of Cephalonia N. (VIII), 1.18 of Cephalonia N. (IX), 1.19 of Cephalonia N. (IX), 1.20 of the Cephalonians Constantine ...
Dumbarton Oaks, John W. Nesbitt, Nicolas Oikonomidès, 1994
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A History of Greek-Owned Shipping: The Making of an ...
Destouni Cephalonia 1. Yannoulatos 7. Doresa Cephalonia 1. Markopulo 8. Frangopulo Cephalonia 1. Vagliano 9. Inglessi Cephalonia 1. Couppa 2. Synodinos F a m i l y n a m e P l a c e o f o r i g i n R e l a t e d t o t h e f a m i l i e s 3.
Gelina Harlaftis, 2005
9
Odysseus Unbound: The Search for Homer's Ithaca
[posthumous m$t954] Summary ancient Ithaca - modem lthaca; city is at Polis Bay ancient Ithaca = SE Cephalonia Ithaca: city is al Potis Bay ancient Ithaca - modem Ithaca: Alalcomenai = Ithaca city at Aelos thaca was not an island, it was N ...
Robert Bittlestone, 2005
10
The Mediterranean a memoir physical, historical and nautical
Ithaca, port Vathi Ithaca, point Joanni Cephalonia, port Viscardo Cephalonia, Samos Cephalonia, point Atros ... Cephalonia, cape Skala . . . Cephalonia, port Argostoli Cephalonia, castle S.Giorgio Cephalonia, Ouardiana isle Cephalonia, cape ...
William Henry Smyth, 1854

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEPHALONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cephalonia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Readers' travel photography competition winners: June – symmetry
Where sea meets sky, Cephalonia, Greece. Long exposure crop. Chloe Beale Where sea meets sky; Cephalonia, Greece. Long exposure crop. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The Greek island of Kefalonia is the next destination you should …
Part of the Ionian Islands, Kefalonia (or Cephalonia) owes its name to Kephalos – the first king of the area during the Palaeolithic era. Take us ... «Metro, Jun 15»
3
Mediterranean migrant crisis: should I cancel my holiday?
... as Corfu, Cephalonia and Zakynthos. For a detailed guide to the islands see telegraph.co.uk/greekislands. Our most up-to-date advice on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Vueling Enter Its 11th Summer Season Operating More than 700 …
... Yerba in Tunisia; Sal in Cape Verde; and Corfu, Lemnos, Lesbos, Samos, Cephalonia and Zakynthos in Greece. Vueling flies to more islands ... «The FINANCIAL, Jun 15»
5
5.2-magnitude quake strikes north of Athens
In January 2014, several thousand people found themselves homeless on the holiday island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Islands after a 5.8 ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jun 15»
6
Cephalonia hit by 4.2 Richter earthquake
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck the Ionian island of Cephalonia, at 7.38 a.m. on Saturday. There were no reports of ... «Kathimerini, Apr 15»
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Cephalonia
Cephalonia or Kefalonia, as is known to Greeks, is one of seven islands in the Ionian Sea, lying between Italy and Greece, which, thanks to its ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
8
Censorship in 3D
Cephalonia International Airport on the Greek island of Cephalonia is one such instance. Instead of simply leaving it out of the 3D imagery, ... «Google Earth Blog, Dec 14»
9
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Cephalonia
kefalonia_earthquake3 A strong 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit just west of the island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea, western Greece. «Greek Reporter, Nov 14»
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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes the Island of Cephalonia in …
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cephalonia, Greece, earlier today, the country's earthquake observatory announced, with no reports of ... «Greek Reporter, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cephalonia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cephalonia>. Apr 2024 ».
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