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/ˈkɔɹsɪkə/
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NOUN
- an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
- a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
How To Use Corsica In A Sentence
- The interior of Corsica is high and untamed.
- the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica
- He comes to a house in the wilds of Corsica; he is choke-full of Parisian gossip, he has a lot to say of course, but he never gets Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891
- But renewed tension in Corsica over recent weeks has again brought demands for an amnesty to the forefront.
- When the Scots diarist James Boswell travelled to Corsica in 1765, he was warned he would be killed instantly if he so much as attempted ‘to debauch any of their women’.
- The nuraghi of Sardinia are very similar in form and date to the torri of Corsica and the talayots of the Balearic Islands.
- Our tour of Corsica ends at Bastia, which has several shipwrecks and a number of aircraft wrecks.
- Corsica is said to be famous for its orchids, verbenas, and cotyledinous and caryophyllaceous plants; but I only speak of what I saw, and these were out of season. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
- I also scarfed a plate of charcuterie which featured decent chorizo, a peppered salami and some sort of good cured pork loin which reminded me of Corsican lonzo, but could have been from anywhere, I'm no expert.
- It boasts medieval pink buildings that perch miraculously atop towering white limestone cliffs at Corsica's most southern tip. The Sun