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. Also called Gulf of Lepanto. Gulf of Corinth. 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. 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)

2. a region of ancient Greece, occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth and part of the NE Peloponnese

3. an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece

4. 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

“The formula the administration relied on has no foundation in either economic theory or trade law,” Corinth and Veuger wrote.

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It said new infection cases had been detected in the central Larissa region and in Corinth in the south.

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The Olympic flame started its journey to France from Greece, sailing through the Corinth canal.

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Services were being held in Corinth, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

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The family continued to stay at the park Sunday night as the search continued, rather than their home in Corinth, New York, about 15 miles away, the governor said.

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