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Corsican

Corsican

2 7.0
Relating to the island of Corsica, its people, or their culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔrsɪkən/
translation icon : corsicano
  • These guys are French-Corsican mercs.
  • Corsican mint
  • Corsican Brothers
  • Corsican and Italian

Examples

  • Corsican Essential Oils and the Idea of Authenticity

    Blog text (31)

  • Especially comparing the Corsican Juniper or Fennel to their industrial counterparts immediately illustrates the difference between a truly authentic essential oil that is so prevalent on the market.

    Blog text (31)

  • First of all, what was Corsican, what remained Corsican about Napoleon?

  • You usually drink Corsican brandy.

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

  • Find me beneath the Corsican stars where we first kissed.

    Cloud Atlas (2012)

  • I mean, Napoleon descended from some kind of Corsican aristocracy.

  • An explanation for the uniqueness of the Corsican essential oils is found in the recent history of modern aromatherapy.

    Blog text (31)

  • In the rugged Corsican hills above the waters of Porto Vecchio on the Tyrrhenian Sea, there stood the skeletal remains of a once-majestic estate.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Because of the unflinching dedication of the distillers to producing truly authentic essential oils for the healing purposes of aromatherapy, Corsican essential oils have gained a wide following wherever aromatherapy is practiced.

    Blog text (31)

  • The Corsican culture is rich in music and traditions that reflect the island's history.

Compounds

Corsican Army
9.3

An armed group in Corsica that uses violence for political goals

Surface Forms

Corsican positive

Morphology

Corsican = Corsica (transparent) = Corsica + an

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-an' on the place name Corsica; the meaning 'relating to Corsica' is straightforward.

Etymology

The word Corsican comes from the Mediterranean island Corsica, whose name came from the island's early people, the Corsi. So Corsican simply means 'from Corsica' or 'relating to its people and culture'.