Definition
A Mediterranean island and territorial collectivity of France, located between the French Riviera and Italy.
Etymology
From Latin Corsica, possibly from Phoenician or ancient Ligurian languages. Some scholars connect it to the Corsican word for 'forested' or link it to the ancient Corsi people who inhabited the island.
Kelly Says
Corsica gave the world Napoleon Bonaparte, but its strategic Mediterranean position made it a coveted prize for millennia—Greeks, Romans, Pisans, Genoese, and French all controlled it at various times. The island maintains fierce independence, with its own language (Corsican) and distinct cultural identity despite French rule.
Translations
ARالعربية
كورسيكا
kor-see-kah
BNবাংলা
কর্সিকা
kor-shi-ka
CACatalà
Còrsega
kor-SEH-gah
CSČeština
Korsika
kor-si-ka
DADansk
Korsika
kor-si-ka
DEDeutsch
Korsika
kor-zee-kah
ELΕλληνικά
Κορσική
kor-si-kee
ESEspañol
córcega
kor-SEH-gah
FISuomi
Korsika
kor-si-ka
HEעברית
קורסיקה
kor-si-ka
HIहिन्दी
कोर्सिका
kor-see-ka
HUMagyar
Korzika
kor-zee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
Korsika
kor-si-ka
ITItaliano
Corsica
kor-si-kah
MSBahasa Melayu
Korsika
kor-si-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ကော်စိက
kor-si-ka
NLNederlands
Corsica
kor-si-ka
NONorsk
Korsika
kor-si-ka
PLPolski
Korsyka
kor-si-ka
PTPortuguês
Córsega
kor-SEH-gah
RORomână
Corsica
kor-si-ka
RUРусский
Корсика
kor-si-ka
SVSvenska
Korsika
kor-si-ka
SWKiswahili
Korsika
kor-si-ka
TAதமிழ்
கோர்ஸிகா
kor-si-ka
TEతెలుగు
కొర్సికా
kor-si-ka
THไทย
คอร์ซิกัน
kor-si-kan
TRTürkçe
Korsica
kor-si-ka
UKУкраїнська
Корсика
kor-si-ka
VITiếng Việt
Córcega
kor-SEH-gah