# Corinth
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/, /ˈkɔɹɪnθ/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Corinth Canal
* Corinthian
* Corinthians
* Gulf of Corinth
* New Corinth

#### Related terms

* currant

#### See also

* Wikipedia article on Corinth

### References

* “Corinthus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “Corinth”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
* “Corinthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

### Anagrams

* Chirton, Richton, trochin