Definition of Corsica

1. Noun. An island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France.

Exact synonyms: Corse
Generic synonyms: Island
Group relationships: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
Derivative terms: Corsican

2. Noun. A region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Exact synonyms: Corse
Geographical relationships: Armata Corsa, Corsican Army
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region
Derivative terms: Corsican

Definition of Corsica

1. Proper noun. An island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is currently part of France ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corsica

Correggio
Corregidor
Correra's line
Correus
Corrie
Corriedale
Corrigan's pulse
Corrigan's sign
Corrine
Corrodentia
Corrèze
Corsac fox
Corsac foxes
Corse
Corsica
Corsican
Corsican Army
Corsicans
Cortaderia
Cortaderia richardii
Cortaderia selloana
Cortef
Cortes
Cortez
Corti's arch
Corti's auditory teeth
Corti's canal
Corti's cells
Corti's ganglion

Literary usage of Corsica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"The cession by Genoa, in 1768, of corsica to France, and the resistance by the corsican patriot, Paoli, to the occupation of the island by French troops, ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"corsica. Wanderings in corsica. By Ferdinand Gregorovius. Translated by Alexander Muir. IN the Gentleman's Magazine for January, 1766, ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"Climate Of corsica.— Mr. R. Richardson, in the Si-ottin/i Geographical Magazine for October 1894, gives some particulars about the climate of corsica. ..."

4. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte by William Hazlitt (1852)
"History of corsica; revolt against Genoa; heroism of the ... negotiations for the transfer of corsica to France ; spirited resistance of the people; ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Commercial jealousy, political hatred, and the fact that Pisa accorded protection to certain petty lords of corsica, who were in rebellion against Genoa, ..."

6. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1921)
"The Bonaparte Family in corsica. § 2. Bonaparte as a Republican General. § 3. ... He was born (1769) in the still half-barbaric island of corsica, ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The six years which preceded it may be called hia Cornean period, because for the greater part of it he may be thought to have regarded corsica as the ..."

8. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1870)
"corsica. Steamboats between the mainland and corsica: a. ... corsica (French La Corse), situated between 43° and 41° 2Г N. Latitude, 55 SI. distant from ..."

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