| 1. | an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities. |
| 2. | a port in the NE Peloponnesus, in S Greece: NE of the site of ancient Corinth. |
| 3. | Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Lepanto. an arm of the Ionian Sea, N of the Peloponnesus. |
| 4. | Isthmus of, an isthmus at the head of the Gulf of Corinth, connecting the Peloponnesus with central Greece: traversed by a ship canal. |
| 5. | a city in NE Mississippi. 13,839. |