Corsican
noun
Cor·si·can
ˈkȯr-si-kən 
plural Corsicans
1
: a native or inhabitant of Corsica
2
: the dialect of Italian spoken in Corsica
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Servizio Stampa Africa Orientale A French (Corsican) journalist records episodes of war in northern Ethiopia.
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Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Read More About: Jump to Comments ‘The Kingdom’ Review: The Daughter of a Corsican Big Shot Practices Her Aim in Cannes Standout
Reviewed at Cinema Pantheon, Paris, May 9, 2024.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2024
The only son of silent-screen swashbuckling hero Douglas Fairbanks and Anna Beth Sully, the daughter of wealthy industrialist Daniel J. Sully, the New York native was probably best known for starring in films such as The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din and The Corsican Brothers.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
Hot spots from the life of the cocky Corsican who almost conquered Europe (the Duke of Wellington sends his regards) are on the manifest on the new Napoleon Bonaparte: History and Heritage trip with French cruise company Ponant.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Read More About: Jump to Comments ‘The Kingdom’ Review: The Daughter of a Corsican Big Shot Practices Her Aim in Cannes Standout
Reviewed at Cinema Pantheon, Paris, May 9, 2024.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2024
The only son of silent-screen swashbuckling hero Douglas Fairbanks and Anna Beth Sully, the daughter of wealthy industrialist Daniel J. Sully, the New York native was probably best known for starring in films such as The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din and The Corsican Brothers.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
Hot spots from the life of the cocky Corsican who almost conquered Europe (the Duke of Wellington sends his regards) are on the manifest on the new Napoleon Bonaparte: History and Heritage trip with French cruise company Ponant.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Corsican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Corsican. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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