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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
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Noun1.Corsica - an island in the MediterraneanCorsica - 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
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