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- noun Plural form of
Corfiote .
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History of Corfu (London, 1852); CLAPARÈDE, Corfou et les Corfiotes
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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We had not lain a day at the anchorage when the fright of the Corfiotes at our proximity, as great as if we had the plague on board, caused a popular demonstration against us, and the health-officer coming off in a boat ordered us from a distance to move off to the lazaretto island.
The Autobiography of a Journalist Stillman, William James, 1828-1901 1901
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The Corfiotes are certainly the most cowardly people I have ever known, and in later years we had other evidence of the fact; but, as they disclaim Hellenic descent, and boast Phoenician blood, this does not impeach the Greek at large.
The Autobiography of a Journalist Stillman, William James, 1828-1901 1901
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The Corfiotes received the declaration of the assembly and the address to the Queen with enthusiasm.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880
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Since Corfiotes weren't allowed to live outside the walls, the only way to build was upward.
Wandering Chopsticks 2008
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After fighting back the Slavs in 933, the Corfiotes built the old fortress to guard the eastern sea approach.
Wandering Chopsticks 2008
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Our consul, Mr. Woodley, came off to the steamer to see me, for the American flag was flying from the masthead, as is customary in the Levant when a consul is on board, and he proposed to hire a little yacht for us to make the quarantine in, as otherwise we should have to go to a desert island at the head of the bay, where the only shelter was an ancient and dilapidated lazaretto overrun by rats, and where we should have to pass two weeks dependent on the enterprise of the Corfiotes for our subsistence.
The Autobiography of a Journalist Stillman, William James, 1828-1901 1901
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