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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In April, a stroll they took on the Mediterranean island Corsica made the cover and a 10-page photo spread in the glossy society magazine Paris Match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Other cruise operators, like Explora Journeys, steer travelers towards lesser-known ports such as Calvi in Corsica and Syros in Greece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Including Corsica, 1,700 km of coastline, 187 towns along the French Mediterranean coast, and at least 164,000 residents would be affected.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

While Francis visited France three times as pope -- to Strasbourg, Marseille and the island of Corsica -- those trips were not official state visits by the Holy See.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

She handed the list to me at the Alitalia counter at Kennedy, before her flight to Rome and then on to Naples and, finally, Sicily and Corsica.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee