Corinth

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geographical name (1)

Cor·​inth ˈkȯr-ən(t)th 

ˈkär-

variants or Modern Greek Kórinthos

ˈkȯr-ēn-ˌthȯs 

or Latin Corinthia

kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ə 

region of ancient Greece occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth (which connects the Peloponnese with the rest of Greece) and some of the northeastern part of the Peloponnese

see also:

corinthian entry 1 sense 1

Corinth, Gulf of

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geographical name (2)

inlet of the Ionian Sea in central Greece west of the Isthmus of Corinth, a neck of land 20 miles (32 kilometers) long connecting the Peloponnese with the rest of Greece