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Cor·pus Chris·ti | \ ˈkȯr-pəs-ˈkri-stē 
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\Definition of Corpus Christi
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the Thursday after Trinity observed as a Roman Catholic festival in honor of the Eucharist
Corpus Christi
geographical nameCor·pus Chris·ti | \ ˌkȯr-pəs-ˈkri-stē \
\Definition of Corpus Christi (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on
Corpus Christi Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico) at the mouth of the Nueces River in southern Texas population 305,215
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The first known use of Corpus Christi was in the 14th century
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