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Corinth

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Cor·inth  (kôrnth, kr-) also Kó·rin·thos (kôrn-thôs)
A city of southern Greece in the northeast Peloponnesus on the Gulf of Corinth. It is near the site of the ancient city of Corinth, which was founded in Homeric times and was a rich, influential maritime power in the seventh and sixth centuries b.c. Population: 29,700.
Corinth, Gulf of Formerly Gulf of Le·pan·to  (l-pnt, lpän-tô)
An inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnesus and central Greece.
Corinth, Isthmus of
A narrow isthmus connecting central Greece with the Peloponnesus. It lies between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Sea and is crossed by the Corinth Canal, constructed from 1881 to 1893.
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Noun1.CorinthCorinth - the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
Korinthos
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Corinthian - a resident of Corinth


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But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King or Corinth.
Oedipus The King by Sophocles View in context
Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth, and he chafed under the inglorious restraint, longing for the release of his energies, the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction.
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
And without caring whether he were followed or not he set off; his regiment, which bore the name of the regiment of Corinth, from the name of his archbishopric, darted after him and began the fight.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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