Corinth: Meaning and Definition of

Cor•inth

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. Also calledan arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus.
4. 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.