The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group, native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territorial...
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Corsican may refer to: Someone or something from Corsica Corsicans, inhabitants of Corsica Corsican language, a Romance language spoken on Corsica and...
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colonial enterprises were the principal form of employment for Corsicans. In 1920, Corsicans made up 20% of colonial administration, despite only making...
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elite Corsican culture at the time. It was drafted by Pasquale Paoli, and inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau who, commissioned by the Corsicans, in 1763...
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the Pope. Preceded by several militias composed of Corsicans since the fifteenth century, the Corsican Guard was formally founded in 1603 under Pope Clement...
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The Corsican File (French: L'Enquête Corse, lit. 'The Corsican investigation') is a 2004 French comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian. It is based on...
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ISBN 9782081254916. OCLC 835314889. "Suspected boss of Corsican mob reported dead" - 1 Nov 2006 USA Today "Corsicans prisoners faxed free" - 7 June 2001 BBC Online...
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code-switched between French and at least some Corsican. 8 percent of the Corsicans knew how to write correctly in Corsican, while about 60 percent of the population...
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the Corsican Crisis.: 567 In contrast to the government's lack of interest, news of the invasion sparked popular support in favour of the Corsicans. James...
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Corsica (category Articles containing Corsican-language text)
to much of Metropolitan France, Corsica was poor and many Corsicans emigrated. While Corsicans emigrated globally, especially to many South American countries...
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the use of the term as a victimization phenomenon. Some stereotypes of Corsicans include that they don't like tourists, that they are racist or lazy, or...
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The Corsican Brothers (French: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who...
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Corsican Americans (Corsican: Americani corsi) are Americans of fully or partial Corsican descent. René Auberjonois John Bernard Charles J. Bonaparte...
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The Corsican nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a relatively small nuthatch, measuring about 12 cm...
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would now launch a "new offensive in the liberation struggle" and advised Corsicans who were members of the police or Army to leave the island. On 10 March...
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The Corsican Assembly or Assembly of Corsica (Corsican: Assemblea di Corsica; French: Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial...
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The Paleo-Corsican language is an extinct language (or perhaps set of languages) spoken in Corsica and presumably in the northeastern part of Sardinia...
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The Corsican wildcat is an isolated cat population of uncertain taxonomic status that has been variously regarded as a separate species of its own (as...
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Corsica greater autonomy, equal status for the Corsican language alongside French and amnesty for Corsicans that were jailed for violence in support of independence...
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language of the newly founded Corsican Republic. Pasquale Paoli's appeal in 1768 against the French invader said: We are Corsicans by birth and sentiment, but...
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The Corsican goat (also known as Corse) breed from the French island of Corsica is used primarily for the production of milk. The origin of the indigenous...
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The Corsican citron (called alimea in Corsican and cedrat in French) is a citron variety that contains a non-acidic pulp. The name is from its most original...
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The Anglo-Corsican Kingdom (Italian: Regno Anglo-Corso; Corsican: Riame anglo-corsu or Riamu anglu-corsu), also known officially as the Kingdom of Corsica...
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information related to Carduelis corsicana. The Corsican finch (Carduelis corsicana), also known as the Corsican citril finch or Mediterranean citril finch...
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This is an incomplete list of notable people from Corsica or of Corsican descent. Alizée (born 1984), singer Patrick Fiori (born 1969), singer Michel Giacometti...
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beef, usually from bullocks slaughtered at an age of 10 to 12 months (Corsican: manzu), when they have a live weight of some 140–180 kg. These a managed...
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two years, the island was part of an Anglo-Corsican Kingdom. However, relations between British and Corsicans soured. Spain declared war against Britain...
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Italian irredentism in Corsica (redirect from Italian Corsicans)
was nicknamed by the Corsican separatists, wrote in his Letters the following message in 1768 against the French: We are Corsicans by birth and sentiment...
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The Corsican Dog (chien corse) or Cursinu, is a breed of dog originating from Corsica. It has existed on the island since the 16th century, but went into...
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Pinus nigra (redirect from Corsican pine)
corsicana (syn. Pinus nigra subsp. laricio, Pinus nigra var. maritima) (Corsican pine): Corsica, Sicily, Southern Italy. P. nigra subsp. laricio Koekelare...
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