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.

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