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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cor•inth (kôr′inth, kor′-),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesan ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- Place Namesa port in the NE Peloponnesus, in S Greece: NE of the site of ancient Corinth.
- Place Names Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Lepanto. an arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus.
- 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.
- Place Namesa city in NE Mississippi. 13,839.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Corinth /ˈkɒrɪnθ/ n - 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)
- a region of ancient Greece, occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth and part of the NE Peloponnese
- Gulf of Corinth, Gulf of Lepanto ⇒ an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
- 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
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