Corinth

UK: /ˈkɒrɪnθ/ US: (kôr′inth, kor′-)

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Cor•inth  (kôr′inth, kor′-), n. 

1. Place Names an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
2. Place Names a port in the NE Peloponnesus, in S Greece: NE of the site of ancient Corinth.
3. Place Names Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Lepanto. an arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus.
4. Place Names Isthmus of, an isthmus at the head of the Gulf of Corinth, connecting the Peloponnesus with central Greece: traversed by a ship canal.
5. Place Names a city in NE Mississippi. 13,839.

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Corinth / ˈkɒrɪnθ/ noun

1. a port in S Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: the modern town is near the site of the ancient city, the largest and richest of the city-states after Athens. Pop (municipality): 36 991 (2001)
2. a region of ancient Greece, occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth and part of the NE Peloponnese
3. Gulf of Corinth, Gulf of Lepanto ⇒ an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
4. Isthmus of Corinth ⇒ a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs