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Corinth

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Noun

1. corinth, korinthos

the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens

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Corinth

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noun
1. 
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)
. Modern Greek name: Kórinthos
2. 
a region of ancient Greece, occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth and part of the NE Peloponnese
3.  Gulf of Corinth
4.  Isthmus of Corinth

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Corinth

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1. 
ancient city in the NE Peloponnesus, at the head of the Gulf of Corinth, noted for its luxury: fl. 7th-2d cent. b.c.
2. 
modern city near the site of ancient Corinth: pop. 12,000: Gr. name Korinthos
3. 
Gulf ofarm of the Ionian Sea, between the Peloponnesus & central Greece: c. 80 mi (129 km) long
4. 
Isthmus ofland strip joining the Peloponnesus with central Greece: c. 4-8 mi (6.4-13 km) wide & 20 mi (32 km) long

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Corinth

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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 BC.
A narrow isthmus connecting central Greece with the Peloponnesus. It lies between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf.
An inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnesus and central Greece.

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