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Corsican

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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.
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Adj.1.Corsican - of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people
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Corsican [ˈkɔːsɪkən] adj, n → corso/a m/f
Corsican [ˈkɔːsɪkən] adj → corse
n → Corse m/f
Corsican [ˈkɔːsɪkən] Corsica adj → korsisch
n → Korse m, Korsin f
Corsican [ˈkɔːsɪkən] adj, n → corso/a
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These words, said in the Corsican patois, stopped Lucien at the moment when he was springing under the portico.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
But this: that I, a confidential man and a Corsican, should have to ask your pardon for bringing on board your vessel, of which I was Padrone, a Cervoni, who has betrayed you - a traitor
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Come, come, do not strip the latter of his just rights to bestow them on the Corsican, who, to my mind, has usurped quite enough.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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