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Definition of Corsica

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

2. Noun. A region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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 (current term) 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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