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isthmus US English

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

isthmi in isthmus US English

a narrow organ, passage, or piece of tissue connecting two larger parts

isthmus in isthmus US English

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

Kra, Isthmus of US English

the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, forming part of southern Thailand

Panama, Isthmus of US English

in the narrowest sense, the site of the Panama Canal. More broadly, all the territory of Panama, or the entire region that connects North and South America. Formerly called Isthmus of Darien

Suez, Isthmus of US English

an isthmus between the Mediterranean and the Red seas that connects Egypt and Africa to the Sinai Peninsula and Asia. The port of Suez lies in the south, and the isthmus is traversed by the Suez Canal

Corinth, Isthmus of US English

a narrow neck of land that links the Peloponnese with central Greece and separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf

Isthmus of Darien in Panama, Isthmus of US English

in the narrowest sense, the site of the Panama Canal. More broadly, all the territory of Panama, or the entire region that connects North and South America. Formerly called Isthmus of Darien