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Ajaccio

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Ajaccio , town (1990 pop. 59,952), capital of Corse-du-Sud dept., France, on the Isle of Corsica. A year-round tourist attraction, Ajaccio also has manufacturing, fishing, timbering, shipping, and fruit-growing industries. Its present site was established by Genoese colonists in 1492. Ajaccio was the birthplace of Napoleon I; the house where he was born is preserved. In World War II, Ajaccio was occupied by the Italians until the people successfully revolted (Sept., 1943) with the aid of Free French troops.

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Ajaccio

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Ajaccio, Corsica/France Ajax The name may be derived from the Low Latin adjacium, ‘resting place where shepherds stopped with their flocks’. Apart from a six‐year period (1553–9), the city belonged to the Genoese until the French acquired the town in 1768.

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Ajaccio

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	Letter from Ajaccio: Napoleon on the march to capture island votes. Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/17/2000
	Of Cors you'll love this isle; CITY GUIDE Ajaccio.(Features) Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 9/19/2010
	Of Cors you'll love this isle ; CITY GUIDE Ajaccio Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 9/19/2010