Corinth

/ˈkɒɹɪnθ/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A small fruit; a currant.
  • Grammar: corinth is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: citizen, city, corinthian, inhabitant.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, foreigner, nonresident.
  • Usage evidence: They march again against Corinth.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small fruit; a currant. obsolete

    "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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city in Greece.
  2. 2
    An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
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    A number of places in the United States:; Two unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Alabama.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Winston County, Alabama.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Polk County, Arkansas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Yell County, Arkansas.
  8. 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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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Sumter County, Georgia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Illinois.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Humboldt County, Iowa.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city mostly in Grant County, Kentucky.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Perry County, Mississippi.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nash County, North Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Oconee County, South Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Denton County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Orange County, Vermont.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Southampton County, Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

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citizencitycorinthianinhabitantkorinthoslocal

Example

"They march again against Corinth."

Common questions

What does "corinth" mean?

A small fruit; a currant.

What is a synonym for "corinth"?

Common synonyms include: citizen, city, corinthian, inhabitant, korinthos, local.

How do you use "corinth" in a sentence?

They march again against Corinth.

How do you pronounce "corinth"?

Pronounced /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Corinth, the Greek city. Compare currant.

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