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
- A port city in Greece.
- An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
- A city, the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.
Derived terms
- Corinthian
- Corinthians
- Gulf of Corinth
- New Corinth
Related terms
Translations
city in Greece
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See also
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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