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Ajaccio

American  
[ah-yaht-chaw] / ɑˈyɑt tʃɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Corsica: the birthplace of Napoleon I.


Ajaccio British  
/ əˈdʒætsɪˌəʊ, -ˈdʒeɪ- /

noun

  1. the capital of Corsica, a port on the W coast. Pop: 52 880 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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We “will be happy to welcome you at Ajaccio with a fresh Teslaquila Original Gold,” Lentali wrote to Musk on X at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

There is no indication that Unibev, based in the scenic island capital of Ajaccio, has ever made a vehicle before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

His role at AC Ajaccio ended in 2015 but he returned as club president in 2022, before returning to exile in Nicaragua and then resigning from his post in September last year.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Before its final game at Ajaccio on Saturday, Marseille is guaranteed to finish in third place in Ligue 1 behind PSG and Lens.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Corsica, which has naval stations at Ajaccio, Porto Vecchio, Bonifacio and other places, is a dependency of the arsenal at Toulon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

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