Corsican

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UK/ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkən/US/ˈkɔɹsəkən/

adjective

Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.

OriginEnglish Corsica ← Latin Corsica →
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Meanings

adjectiveCorsican (comparative more Corsican, superlative most Corsican)

comparative more Corsican · superlative most Corsican

  1. Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.

    The other man looked like a Corsican shopkeeper. He was short and very dark with a flat head covered with thickly greased hair.

    1953, Ian Fleming, “Moment of Truth”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 79
nounCorsican (plural Corsicans)

plural Corsicans

  1. A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.
proper noun
  1. The language of the Corsican people.

Origin

  1. LatinCorsica
  2. EnglishCorsica
  3. EnglishCorsican

From Corsica + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Korsikaans, Corsicaans
  • Korsikaansof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsicaansof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Korsikaanslanguage
  • Corsicaanslanguage
Arabic الْكُورْسِيكِيَّة
  • الْكُورْسِيكِيَّة (al-kūrsīkiyya)language
Basque korsikar, korsikar
  • korsikarof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikarperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsikeralanguage
Catalan cors, cors
  • corsof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • corsperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corslanguage
Chinese Mandarin 科西嘉的, 科西嘉人
  • 科西嘉的 (Kēxījiā de)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • 科西嘉人 (Kēxījiā rén)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • 科西嘉語 /科西嘉语 (Kēxījiā yǔ)language
Czech korsický, Korsičan
  • korsickýof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Korsičanperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Korsičankaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsičtinalanguage
Danish korsikansk, korsikaner
  • korsikanskof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikanerperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsikansklanguage
Dutch Corsicaans, Corsicaan
  • Corsicaansof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsicaanperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Corsicaanseperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Corsicaanslanguage
Finnish korsikalainen, korsikalainen
  • korsikalainenof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikalainenperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsikalanguage
French corse, Corse
  • corseof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corseperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corselanguage
German korsisch, Korse
  • korsischof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Korseperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Korsinperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Korsischlanguage
Greek κορσικανικός, Κορσικανός
  • κορσικανικός (korsikanikós)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Κορσικανός (Korsikanós)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Κορσικανή (Korsikaní)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • κορσικανική γλώσσα (korsikanikí glóssa)language
  • κορσικανικά (korsikaniká)language
Hindi कोर्सिकन, कोर्सिकन
  • कोर्सिकन (korsikan)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • कोर्सिकन (korsikan)language
Hungarian korzikai, korzikai
  • korzikaiof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korzikaiperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korzikailanguage
Icelandic korsískur, korsíkanskur
  • korsískurof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsíkanskurof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsíkubúiperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsískalanguage
  • korsíkanskalanguage
Indonesian bahasa Korsika, Korsika
  • bahasa Korsikalanguage
  • Korsikalanguage
Irish Corsacach, Corsacach
  • Corsacachof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsacachperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Corsaicislanguage
  • Chorsaicislanguage
Italian corso, corso
  • corsoof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • corsoperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsolanguage
Japanese コルシカの, コルシカ島の
  • コルシカの (Korushika no)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • コルシカ島の (Korushika-tō no)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • コルシカ人 (Korushika-jin)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • コルシカ語 (Korushika-go)language
Korean 코르시카의, 코르시카인
  • 코르시카의 (Koreusika-ui)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • 코르시카인 (Koreusika-in)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • 코르시카어 (Koreusika-eo)language
Latin Corsus, Corsicus
  • Corsusof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsicusof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsicānusof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Corsusperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Corsaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • lingua Corsicalanguage
Latvian korsikāņu, korsikāņu valoda
  • korsikāņuof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikāņu valodalanguage
Norwegian Bokmål korsikansk, korsikaner
  • korsikanskof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikanerperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
Polish korsykański, Korsykanin
  • korsykańskiof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • Korsykaninperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Korsykankaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • język korsykańskilanguage
  • korsykańskilanguage
Portuguese córsico, corso
  • córsicoof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • corsoof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • córsicoperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • córsicaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsoperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • córsicolanguage
  • corsolanguage
Romanian corsican, corsican
  • corsicanof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • corsicanperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsicanăperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsicanălanguage
  • limba corsicanălanguage
Russian корсика́нский, корсика́нец
  • корсика́нский (korsikánskij)of, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • корсика́нец (korsikánec)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • корсика́нка (korsikánka)person from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • корсика́нский (korsikánskij)language
  • корсика́нский язы́к (korsikánskij jazýk)language
Slovak korziščina
  • korziščinalanguage
Spanish corso, corso
  • corsoof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • corsoperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • corsolanguage
Swedish korsikansk, korsikan
  • korsikanskof, from, or pertaining to Corsica
  • korsikanperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsikanskaperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • korsikanskalanguage
Turkish Korsikalı, Korsikaca
  • Korsikalıperson from Corsica or of Corsican descent
  • Korsikacalanguage
Welsh Corseg
  • Corseglanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Corsican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsican

MLA

“Corsican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsican. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corsican,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corsican.

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