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Definition of: Corinth
(kôr′inth, kor′-)
1. An ancient city in Argolis, Greece.
2. A modern city, three miles from the site of ancient Corinth, on the Gulf of Corinth, an arm of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnesus and northern Greece: Italian Gulf of Lepanto.
—Isthmus of Corinth An isthmus connecting the Peloponnesus with northern Greece; traversed by the Corinth Canal, connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; 4 miles long; 72 feet wide.
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