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Definitions of isthmus
  1. noun
    a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

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  2. noun
    a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
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  • 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)
  • isthmian games the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad
  • vasco nunez de 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)
  • karelian isthmus the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
  • isthmus of panama the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien
  • panama canal zone a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
  • isthmus of corinth a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs
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