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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 Bonaparteplay

    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 Franceplay

    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)

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