Corsican
From Napoleon's birthplace
Corsican refers to anything from or relating to Corsica, the French island in the Mediterranean.
As a noun, a Corsican is a native or inhabitant of the island.
The Corsican language is a Romance language related to Italian.
Napoleon Bonaparte was the most famous Corsican: The Corsican's ambitions would reshape Europe.
Mediterranean coastal scrub
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- beachesSandy coastal areas
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- chestnutOverused joke or edible nut
coppa · festivals · crafts · gastronomy · charcuterie · wild boar · clementine · honey
Ligurian capital city
- FranceWestern European republic
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
occupation · liberation · Moor · Genoese · French rule · kingdom · republic · revolt
Latin-descended language group
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- dialectRegional language variety
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
Sardinian · lingua · vocabulary · grammar · pronunciation · accent · bilingual · endangered
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
nationalism · autonomy · independence · separatism · flag · pride · diaspora · community
maquis
Mediterranean coastal scrub
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- coastlineLand-water boundary
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
chestnut · coppa · festivals · crafts · gastronomy · charcuterie · wild boar · clementine · honey · olive oil
Genoa
Ligurian capital city
- FranceWestern European republic
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
resistance · occupation · liberation · Moor · Genoese · French rule · kingdom · republic · revolt · independence movement
Romance
Latin-descended language group
Tuscan · Sardinian · lingua · vocabulary · grammar · pronunciation · accent · bilingual · endangered · preservation
ancestry
Family line of descent
kinship · nationalism · autonomy · independence · separatism · flag · pride · diaspora · community · roots
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Goatsgoat, doe, kid, buck, wether
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- Romance languagesSpanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
- minority languagesBasque, Breton, Catalan, Cornish, Frisian
- Regional LanguagesAlsatian, Bavarian, Breton, Flemish, Frisian