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nouna cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
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nouna relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areastype of:
Definition that contains isthmus
- thailand a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
- panama a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
- siam a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
- balboa Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
- canal zone a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
- kingdom of thailand a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
- isthmus of suez the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia
- republic of panama a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
- isthmus of darien the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien
- central america the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia