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isthmus
('/I/sm/@/s )

noun (n)

  • a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    band
    source: wordnet30
  • A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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