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

Example Sentences

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

Orsoni, 71, who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua, was a well-known figure in Corsica.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Multiple sources told AFP on Thursday that the bar owners are French nationals: a couple originally from Corsica who, according to a relative, are safe and sound, but who have been unreachable since the tragedy.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The settlement of the world’s remaining islands was not completed until modern times: Mediterranean islands such as Crete, Cyprus, Corsica, and Sardinia between about 8500 and 4000 B.C.;

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond