Ajaccio

American  

[ah-yaht-chaw] / ɑˈyɑt tʃɔ /

noun

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

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Ajaccio British  

/ əˈdʒætsɪˌəʊ, -ˈdʒeɪ- /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica.

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A big football fan, he had moved back from Central America to run one of the local football clubs AC Ajaccio.

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Under his presidency, AC Ajaccio were even promoted to the top flight of French football, Ligue 1.

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Rather than sit in a grand office with big windows overlooking the beautiful Bay of Ajaccio, the club president worked in a windowless, concrete bunker deep inside the building.

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There are few figures more unifying in Corsica than the bishop of Ajaccio, Cardinal François Bustillo, who persuaded the late Pope Francis to visit to the island in December 2024, a few months before his death.

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