Corinth

See also: corinth

English

Etymology

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹ.ɪnθ/, /ˈkɔɹ.ɪnθ/
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Proper noun

Corinth

  1. A port city in Greece.
  2. An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
  3. A city, the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.

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References

  • Corinthus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Corinth”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
  • Corinthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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