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CORSICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
Synonyms:
Corse; Corsica
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
French region (a geographical subdivision of France)
Domain member region:
Armata Corsa; Corsican Army (a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia)
Holonyms ("Corsica" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Derivation:
Corsican (of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
Synonyms:
Corse; Corsica
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Corsica" is a part of...):
Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
Derivation:
Corsican (of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people)
