Corinth
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an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
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a port in the NE Peloponnesus, in S Greece: NE of the site of ancient Corinth.
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Also called Gulf of Lepanto. Gulf of Corinth. an arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus.
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Isthmus of Cornith, an isthmus at the head of the Gulf of Corinth, connecting the Peloponnesus with central Greece: traversed by a ship canal.
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a city in NE Mississippi.
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Modern Greek name: Kórinthos. 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)
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a region of ancient Greece, occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth and part of the NE Peloponnese
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an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
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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
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Last month, economist Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew of the American Enterprise Institute released a survey of 122 basic-income pilots that took place between 2017 and 2025 in 33 states and the District of Columbia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The gift also includes paintings, drawings, prints and posters from Alfred Kubin, Oskar Kokoschka and Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, as well as German artists Lovis Corinth and Käthe Kollwitz.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
It said new infection cases had been detected in the central Larissa region and in Corinth in the south.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
He was elected as prosecuting attorney in Alcorn County, where Corinth is located; and as district attorney for part of northeast Mississippi.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
In Ephyre, the city later called Corinth, Glaucus was King.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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