corsica

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الإنجليزية - التركية
(isim) Korsika
{i} Korsika

المصطلحات ذات الصلة

corsican
{s} korsika ile ilgili
corsican
korsikalı kimse
corsican
{s} korsikalı
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
An island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is currently part of France
a large island to the south of France in the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica belongs to France, but some of the people there want to have a separate government. French Corse Island (pop., 1999: 260,196) in the Mediterranean Sea and an administrative region of France. The fourth largest island in the Mediterranean, it has an area of 3,352 sq mi (8,681 sq km). While remains of human occupation date from at least the 3rd millennium BC, recorded history begins 560 BC, when Greeks from Asia Minor founded a town there. Taken by the Romans in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC, it, together with Sardinia, became a prosperous Roman province. Conquered later by several peoples, including Byzantines and Arabs, it was granted to Pisa in the 11th century AD. Later ruled mainly by Genoa through the mid-18th century, in 1768 it became a province of France. It was the birthplace of Napoleon. The island's economic life is based on tourism and agriculture
{i} island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (administrative territory of France)
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

المصطلحات ذات الصلة

Corsican
A person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
corsican
{n} a native of Corsica
corsican
{a} pertaining to Corsica
Corsican
Of, from, or pertaining to Corsica, the Corsican people or the Corsican language
Corsican
The language of the Corsican people
corsican
{s} of Corsica, pertaining to Corsica (island in the Mediterranean Sea, territory of France)
corsican
of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people
national liberation front of corsica
a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism
corsica

    الواصلة

    Cor·si·ca

    التركية النطق

    kôrsîkı

    النطق

    /ˈkôrsəkə/ /ˈkɔːrsɪkə/

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    () From Latin Corsica
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