Union Corsen.

Brit.

/ˌjuːnɪən ˈkɔːs/,

/ˌ(j)uːnjɒ̃ ˈkɔːs/, U.S.

/ˌjunjən ˈkɔrs/

Forms: 1900s– Union Corse, 1900s– Unione Corse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Union Corse.

Etymology: < French Union Corse, literally ‘Corsican Union’, the name of this criminal organization < union union n.² + Corse Corsican (see Corsican n.).In the form Unione Corse after Corsican Unione Corse. O.E.D. Suppl. (1986) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ünioṅ kǭrs) /yniɔ̃ kɔːrs/.

A Corsican criminal organization operating in France and elsewhere.The Union Corse is particularly associated with the smuggling of heroin from Marseilles to New York between the 1930s and the 1970s.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies

camorra1865

the Mafia1866

Unione Siciliana1906

Black Hand1912

leopard society1915

Broederbond1935

Union Corse1963

'ndrangheta1978

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > criminal gang > specific

camorra1865

the Mafia1866

Unione Siciliana1906

Cosa Nostra1963

Union Corse1963

Yamaguchi-gumi1964

posse1986

amalaita2016

1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service v. 51 ‘The Union Corse’, more deadly and perhaps even older than the Unione Siciliano, the Mafia..it controlled most organised crime throughout metropolitan France and her colonies.

1973 Times 21 May 14/3 A key figure was a former model..said to have been living with an Union Corse racketeer..before his death in a gun battle with Mexican police.

1978 W. Garner Möbius Trip (1979) iii. 80 His signet ring featured the Moor's head and eagle of the official Union Corse.

1993 P. Mayle Hotel Pastis xvi. 241 Corsica? Undercover work. You've heard of the Union Corse?

2004 W. Self in Independent (Nexis) 26 June 7 Bulky men who looked like superannuated members of the Union Corse sat around drinking pression.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	union corse
释义	Union Corsen. Brit. /ˌjuːnɪən ˈkɔːs/, /ˌ(j)uːnjɒ̃ ˈkɔːs/, U.S. /ˌjunjən ˈkɔrs/ Forms: 1900s– Union Corse, 1900s– Unione Corse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Union Corse. Etymology: < French Union Corse, literally ‘Corsican Union’, the name of this criminal organization < union union n.² + Corse Corsican (see Corsican n.).In the form Unione Corse after Corsican Unione Corse. O.E.D. Suppl. (1986) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ünioṅ kǭrs) /yniɔ̃ kɔːrs/. A Corsican criminal organization operating in France and elsewhere.The Union Corse is particularly associated with the smuggling of heroin from Marseilles to New York between the 1930s and the 1970s. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies camorra1865 the Mafia1866 Unione Siciliana1906 Black Hand1912 leopard society1915 Broederbond1935 Union Corse1963 'ndrangheta1978 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > criminal gang > specific camorra1865 the Mafia1866 Unione Siciliana1906 Cosa Nostra1963 Union Corse1963 Yamaguchi-gumi1964 posse1986 amalaita2016 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service v. 51 ‘The Union Corse’, more deadly and perhaps even older than the Unione Siciliano, the Mafia..it controlled most organised crime throughout metropolitan France and her colonies. 1973 Times 21 May 14/3 A key figure was a former model..said to have been living with an Union Corse racketeer..before his death in a gun battle with Mexican police. 1978 W. Garner Möbius Trip (1979) iii. 80 His signet ring featured the Moor's head and eagle of the official Union Corse. 1993 P. Mayle Hotel Pastis xvi. 241 Corsica? Undercover work. You've heard of the Union Corse? 2004 W. Self in Independent (Nexis) 26 June 7 Bulky men who looked like superannuated members of the Union Corse sat around drinking pression. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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