A Mediterranean island and territorial collectivity of France, located between the French Riviera and Italy.
From Latin Corsica, possibly from Phoenician or ancient Ligurian languages. Some scholars connect it to the Corsican word for 'forested' or link it to the ancient Corsi people who inhabited the island.
Corsica gave the world Napoleon Bonaparte, but its strategic Mediterranean position made it a coveted prize for millennia—Greeks, Romans, Pisans, Genoese, and French all controlled it at various times. The island maintains fierce independence, with its own language (Corsican) and distinct cultural identity despite French rule.
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