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1. (n.) Corsica
a French island in the Mediterranean, N of Sardinia: constitutes a metropolitan region of France. 250,000; 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Corse, Corsica
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
2. (noun) Corse, Corsica
a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
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1. corsica
an island belonging to France, in the Mediterranean, ceded to her by Genoa in 1768, but by position, race, and language belongs to Italy; has been subject by turns to the powers that in succession dominated that inland sea; is 116 m. long and 52 broad; it abounds in mountains, attaining 9000 ft.; covered with forests and thickets, which often serve as shelter for brigands; it affords good pasturage, and yields olive-oil and wine, as well as chesnuts, honey, and wax.
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