Corsica

American  

[kawr-si-kuh] / ˈkɔr sɪ kə /

noun

1. an island in the Mediterranean, southeast of and forming a department of France. 3,367 sq. mi. (8,720 sq. km). Ajaccio.

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Corsica British  

/ ˈkɔːsɪkə /

noun

1. French name: Corse. an island in the Mediterranean, west of N Italy: forms, with 43 islets, a region of France; mountainous; settled by Greeks in about 560 _bc ; sold by Genoa to France in 1768. Capital: Ajaccio. Pop: 265 999 (2003 est). Area: 8682 sq km (3367 sq miles)

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Corsica Cultural  

1. Island in the Mediterranean Sea; part of France, lying southeast of the French mainland, north of Sardinia, and west of Italy.

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Birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Other Word Forms

• Corsican
  adjective

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Corsica

The affected aircraft are less than four years old and boast new, more fuel-efficient engines developed by Pratt & Whitney that entered into service with Air Corsica in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

What happens at Air Corsica could have implications beyond the French carrier, with the affected ATRs marking the first application of Pratt & Whitney’s new engine for regional planes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

More than a dozen filling stations closed over the past weekend on the island of Corsica.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

As of Monday, the map says there are more than a dozen fires burning across the country, including on Corsica.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

We will get Corsica and all the Adriatic coast-line, Rinaldi said.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway