Dictionary  Cor•inthPronunciation: (kôr'inth, kor'-), [key] —n. 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. Also called Gulf of Lepanto. an arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus. 4. Isthmus of, 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. 13,839. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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