Corinth

[ kawr-inth, kor- ]

noun

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

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) Modern Greek nameKórinthos
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 CorinthGulf of Lepanto an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
4. Isthmus of Corinth
   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

Example Sentences

At the end of the day, Pegasus always returned to a stable in Corinth.

From The Daily Beast

The most recent rape was on October 14 in Corinth, a few miles away.

From The Daily Beast

Grant's army is very quiet—hasn't done much since Corinth fell and Memphis was taken.

From Project Gutenberg

That night Price with his army marched straight for Iuka, some fifteen or twenty miles east of Corinth.

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All this day the Confederate army was struggling through the woods and mud, on its march from Corinth to attack us.

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The delay had been so great that Beauregard now advised a countermarch back to Corinth.

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Alexander passing through Corinth on one occasion, had the curiosity to see Diogenes, who happened to be there at that time.

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