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Corsica

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Cor·si·ca  (kôrs-k)
An island of France in the Mediterranean Sea north of Sardinia. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island, which was ceded to France by Genoa in 1768.
Corsi·can adj. & n.
Corsica [ˈkɔːsɪkə]
n
(Placename) 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.: 260 196 (1999). Area: 8682 sq. km (3367 sq. miles) French name Corse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CorsicaCorsica - an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
Corse
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
2.Corsica - a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
Corse
Armata Corsa, Corsican Army - a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Translations
Corsica [ˈkɔːsɪkə] N → Córcega f
Corsica [ˈkɔːrsɪkə] n → Corse f
in Corsica → en Corse
Corsica
n → Korsika nt
Corsica [ˈkɔːsɪkə] n → Corsica
Corsica [ˈkɔːsɪkə] n → Corsica


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I will cause your property in Corsica to be bought, to give you enough to live on for the present.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
She who was my cradle in those years had been built on the River of Savona by a famous builder of boats, was rigged in Corsica by another good man, and was described on her papers as a 'tartane' of sixty tons.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It was to Corsica that he carried her off - I mean first of all.
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