Corsica

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US/ˈkɔɹsɪkə/UK/ˈkɔːsɪkə/

proper noun

An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

Origin

  1. LatinCorsica
  2. LatinCorsica
  3. EnglishCorsica

Borrowed from Latin Corsica.

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Translations

Afrikaans Corsica, Korsika
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Ancient Greek Κορσίς, Κύρνος
  • Κορσίς (Korsís)island in the Mediterranean
  • Κύρνος (Kúrnos)island in the Mediterranean
Arabic كُورَسِيكَا, كورسيكا
  • كُورَسِيكَا (kūrasīkā)island in the Mediterranean
  • كورسيكا (kūrsīkā)island in the Mediterranean
  • قُرْشِقَة (quršiqa)island in the Mediterranean
  • قَرْسَقَة (qarsaqa)island in the Mediterranean
Bengali কর্স
  • কর্স (korśo)island in the Mediterranean
Bulgarian Ко́рсика
  • Ко́рсика (Kórsika)island in the Mediterranean
Catalan Còrsega
  • Còrsegaisland in the Mediterranean
Chinese Mandarin 科西嘉, 科西嘉島 /科西嘉岛
  • 科西嘉 (Kēxījiā)island in the Mediterranean
  • 科西嘉島 /科西嘉岛 (Kēxījiā dǎo)island in the Mediterranean
Czech Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Danish Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Dutch Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
Esperanto Korsiko
  • Korsikoisland in the Mediterranean
Estonian Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Finnish Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
French Corse
  • Corseisland in the Mediterranean
German Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Greek Κορσική
  • Κορσική (Korsikí)island in the Mediterranean
Hawaiian Kokika, Kosika
  • Kokikaisland in the Mediterranean
  • Kosikaisland in the Mediterranean
Hebrew קורסיקה
  • קורסיקה (qorsiqa)island in the Mediterranean
Hindi कोर्सिका
  • कोर्सिका (korsikā)island in the Mediterranean
Hungarian Korzika
  • Korzikaisland in the Mediterranean
Icelandic Korsíka
  • Korsíkaisland in the Mediterranean
Indonesian Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Irish Corsaic
  • Corsaicisland in the Mediterranean
Italian Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
Japanese コルシカ, コルス
  • コルシカ (Korushika)island in the Mediterranean
  • コルス (Korusu)island in the Mediterranean
Korean 코르시카, 코르스
  • 코르시카 (Koreusika)island in the Mediterranean
  • 코르스 (Koreuseu)island in the Mediterranean
  • 꼬르스 (Kkoreuseu)island in the Mediterranean
Latin Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
Latvian Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Lithuanian Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Malay Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
Norwegian Bokmål Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Persian کرس
  • کرس (kors)island in the Mediterranean
Polish Korsyka
  • Korsykaisland in the Mediterranean
Portuguese Córsega
  • Córsegaisland in the Mediterranean
Romanian Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean
Russian Ко́рсика
  • Ко́рсика (Kórsika)island in the Mediterranean
Slovak Korzika
  • Korzikaisland in the Mediterranean
Spanish Córcega
  • Córcegaisland in the Mediterranean
Swedish Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Tamil கோர்சிகா
  • கோர்சிகா (kōrcikā)island in the Mediterranean
Thai คอร์ซิกา
  • คอร์ซิกา (kɔɔ-sí-gâa)island in the Mediterranean
Turkish Korsika
  • Korsikaisland in the Mediterranean
Ukrainian Ко́рсика
  • Ко́рсика (Kórsyka)island in the Mediterranean
Urdu کورسکا
  • کورسکا (korsikā)island in the Mediterranean
Vietnamese Coóc, Coóc-xơ
  • Coócisland in the Mediterranean
  • Coóc-xơisland in the Mediterranean
Welsh Corsica
  • Corsicaisland in the Mediterranean

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Cite this entry
APA

Corsica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsica

MLA

“Corsica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsica. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corsica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsica.

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