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Corfiote

Corfiote \Cor"fi*ote\ (k[^o]r"f?-?t), Corfute \Cor"fute\ (k?r"f?t), n. A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Usage examples of "corfiote".

He was de facto commander of the Corfiote irregular army, because he had the most soldiers by far.

Umberto tossing and mumbling, when two of the Corfiote women came in to the hospital.

As they came out of the hospital, Maria realized that nearly every one of the Arsenalotti were there, from the masters to the Corfiote labor.

The Corfiote irregulars were collecting firewood while they watched the cave mouth.

But I am going to execute you as the ranking officer of this unit of the Venetian Corfiote Army.

Venetian masters of Corfu had recorded the names of those Corfiote families who were given preferential treatment.

Benito understood now how the Corfiote seaman who had tried to rob him must have felt when he had seen his intended victim turn, and realized that what he faced was an unleashed wolf.

The Corfiote seaman had refused, even for a considerable bribe, to guide them out.

Benito, a Corfiote seaman and you are taking a small boat out tonight.

And the problems in the Citadel, I think, will mostly come from the Corfiote citizens who are excluded.

His one worry now was that he was just that much stronger, better fed and less exhausted than his Corfiote companions.

Far better than the captain-general, he already knew the number of Corfiote refugees within the walls of the Citadel.

If you think your Corfiotes are bad, wait until you meet the piglets who live in my part of Europe.

The Corfiotes think more of her than they do of the governor, for instance.

Venetians and Corfiotes, outnumbering the crew, boarding from several vessels.