[kawr-si-kuh] 
| an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 220,000; 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio. |
| Cor·si·ca (kôr'sĭ-kə) An island of France in the Mediterranean Sea north of Sardinia. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island, which was ceded to France by Genoa in 1768. Cor'si·can adj. & n. |
Island in the Mediterranean Sea; part of France, lying southeast of the French mainland, north of Sardinia, and west of Italy.
Note: Birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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