name
Meaning 1
A port city in Greece.
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Standard Lemma guide
Corinth
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name
Meaning 2
An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
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Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
Two unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Alabama.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Winston County, Alabama.
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas.
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Arkansas.
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Yell County, Arkansas.
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and former town in Coweta County and Heard County, Georgia.
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Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Sumter County, Georgia.
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Meaning 15
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
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Meaning 16
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Illinois.
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Meaning 17
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Humboldt County, Iowa.
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Meaning 18
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas.
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Meaning 19
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city mostly in Grant County, Kentucky.
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Meaning 20
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky.
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Meaning 21
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
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Meaning 22
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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Meaning 23
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan.
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Meaning 24
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 25
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Perry County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 26
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana.
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Meaning 27
A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.
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Meaning 28
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 29
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nash County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 30
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 31
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota.
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Meaning 32
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
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Meaning 33
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Oconee County, South Carolina.
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Meaning 34
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina.
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Meaning 35
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
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Meaning 36
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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Meaning 37
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Denton County, Texas.
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Meaning 38
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas.
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Meaning 39
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas.
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Meaning 40
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas.
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Meaning 41
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas.
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Meaning 42
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Marion County, Texas.
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Meaning 43
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas.
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Meaning 44
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas.
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Meaning 45
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
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Meaning 46
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas.
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Meaning 47
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Orange County, Vermont.
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Meaning 48
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Virginia.
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Meaning 49
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Southampton County, Virginia.
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Meaning 50
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
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Meaning 51
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
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noun
Meaning 52
A small fruit; a currant.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 53
the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
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Synonyms: Korinthos
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port
History
Etymology
From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.
From Corinth, the Greek city. Compare currant.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: Korinti — city in Greece
- Arabic: كُورِنْثْ (kūrinṯ) — city in Greece
- Armenian: Կորնթոս (Korntʻos) — city in Greece
- Bulgarian: Коринт (Korint) — city in Greece
- Catalan: Corint — city in Greece
- Chinese Cantonese: 科林斯 (fo1 lam4 si1) — city in Greece
- Chinese Cantonese: 哥林多 — city in Greece
- Chinese Cantonese: 格林多 (gaak3 lam4 do1) — city in Greece
- Hakka Chinese: 哥林多 (Kô-lìm-tô) — city in Greece
- Chinese: 哥林多 (Ko-lîm-to) — city in Greece
- Chinese Mandarin: 科林斯 (Kēlínsī) — city in Greece
- Chinese Mandarin: 哥林多 (Gēlínduō) — city in Greece
- Chinese Mandarin: 格林多 (Gélínduō) — city in Greece
- Czech: Korint — city in Greece
- Danish: Korinth — city in Greece
- Dutch: Korinthe — city in Greece
- Esperanto: Korinto — city in Greece
- Finnish: Korintti — city in Greece
- French: Corinthe — city in Greece
- Georgian: კორინთი (ḳorinti) — city in Greece
- German: Korinth — city in Greece
- Greek: Κόρινθος (Kórinthos) — city in Greece
- Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος (Kórinthos) — city in Greece
- Hebrew: קורינתוס — city in Greece
- Hungarian: Korinthosz — city in Greece
- Irish: An Choraint — city in Greece
- Italian: Corinto — city in Greece
- Japanese: コリント (Korinto) — city in Greece
- Japanese: コリントス (Korintosu) — city in Greece
- Korean: 코린토스 (korintoseu) — city in Greece
- Latin: Corinthus — city in Greece
- Latvian: Korintas — city in Greece
- Lithuanian: Korintas — city in Greece
- Macedonian: Коринт (Korint) — city in Greece
- Marathi: कॉरिंथ (kŏrintha) — city in Greece
- Marathi: कोरिंथोस (korinthos) — city in Greece
- Norwegian: Korint — city in Greece
- Polish: Korynt — city in Greece
- Portuguese: Corinto — city in Greece
- Romanian: Corint — city in Greece
- Russian: Коринф (Korinf) — city in Greece
- Serbo-Croatian: Коринт — city in Greece
- Serbo-Croatian: Korint — city in Greece
- Slovak: Korint — city in Greece
- Slovene: Korint — city in Greece
- Spanish: Corinto — city in Greece
- Swedish: Korinth — city in Greece
- Tagalog: Korinto — city in Greece
- Turkish: Korint — city in Greece
- Turkish: Korent — city in Greece
- Ottoman Turkish: گوردوس (Gördüs) — city in Greece
- Ottoman Turkish: قوریتوس (Koritos) — city in Greece
- Ukrainian: Коринф (Korynf) — city in Greece
- Welsh: Corinth — city in Greece
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