an island in the Mediterranean, west of N Italy: forms, with 43 islets, a region of France; mountainous; settled by Greeks in about 560 bc; sold by Genoa to France in 1768. Capital: Ajaccio. Pop: 265 999 (2003 est). Area: 8682 sq km (3367 sq miles)
French name: Corse
Corsica in American English
(ˈkɔrsɪkə)
political unit of France, an island in the Mediterranean north of Sardinia: 3,351 sq mi (8,679 sq km); pop. 250,000; chief city, Ajaccio