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Corinth¹

  • /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/
  • /ˈkɔɹɪnθ/

Where it comes from

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.

proper noun

  1. A port city in Greece.
  2. An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
  3. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
  6. Two unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
  8. A ghost town in Winston County, Alabama.
  9. An unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Arkansas.
  12. A town in Yell County, Arkansas.
  13. An unincorporated community and former town in Coweta County and Heard County, Georgia.
  14. A ghost town in Sumter County, Georgia.
  15. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
  16. An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Illinois.
  17. A township in Humboldt County, Iowa.
  18. An unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas.
  19. A minor city mostly in Grant County, Kentucky.
  20. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky.
  21. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
  22. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  23. An unincorporated community in Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan.
  24. A city, the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi.
  25. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Mississippi.
  26. An unincorporated community and ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana.
  27. A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.
  28. An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
  29. An unincorporated community in Nash County, North Carolina.
  30. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
  31. An unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota.
  32. An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
  33. An unincorporated community in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  34. A ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina.
  35. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
  36. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
  37. A city in Denton County, Texas.
  38. A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas.
  39. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas.
  40. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas.
  41. An unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas.
  42. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Texas.
  43. An unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas.
  44. An unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas.
  45. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
  46. A ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas.
  47. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
  48. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Virginia.
  49. An unincorporated community in Southampton County, Virginia.
  50. An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
  51. An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

corinth²

Where it comes from

From Corinth, the Greek city. Compare currant.

noun corinths

  1. obsolete A small fruit; a currant. To these some add Corinths plump’d in Milk, or boil’d therein, Sugar, Spice at Discretion, and stirring it all together over the Fire, bake it in a Tart-Pan.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: korinthos, pittsburg, collins, bawdyhouse, whorehouse, cathouse, knocking-shop, brothel, bordello, fleshpot, love shack, call house, massage parlor, pleasure house, sporting house, clip joint

Translations

Every language

name city in Greece

EspañolCorinto
한국어코린토스 korintoseu
日本語コリント Korinto, コリントス Korintosu
中文科林斯 Kēlínsī
PortuguêsCorinto
FrançaisCorinthe
DeutschKorinth
ItalianoCorinto
ΕλληνικάΚόρινθος Kórinthos
RomânăCorint
РусскийКоринф Korinf
العربيةكُورِنْثْ kūrinṯ
עבריתקורינתוס

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@misc{corinth_2026,
  title = {corinth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corinth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}