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Ajaccio
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." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ajaccio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ajaccio.html "Ajaccio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ajaccio.html |
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Ajaccio
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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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ajaccio." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ajaccio." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ajaccio.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ajaccio." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ajaccio.html |
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Ajaccio
Ajaccio
•Cleo • Carpaccio • Boccaccio
•capriccio • braggadocio • Palladio
•cardio • radio • video • audio • rodeo
•studio
•Caravaggio, DiMaggio
•adagio
•arpeggio, Correggio
•Sergio • radicchio • Tokyo • intaglio
•seraglio
•billy-o, punctilio
•folio, imbroglio, olio, polio, portfolio
•cameo • Romeo
•Borneo, Tornio
•Antonio • Scipio • Scorpio
•barrio, Mario
•impresario, Lothario, Polisario, Rosario, scenario
•stereo • embryo
•Blériot, Ontario
•vireo • Florio
•oratorio, Oreo
•curio • Ajaccio • Lazio • nuncio
•pistachio
•fellatio, Horatio, ratio
•ab initio, ex officio
•patio • Subbuteo • physio
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"Ajaccio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ajaccio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ajaccio.html "Ajaccio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ajaccio.html |
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