Associations to the word «Isthmus»
Noun
- Corinth
- Panama
- Suez
- Oaxaca
- Peninsula
- Leningrad
- Mainland
- Poseidon
- Nicaragua
- Veracruz
- Canal
- Steamship
- Gibraltar
- Portage
- Crimea
- Granada
- Overland
- Athenian
- Fjord
- Forth
- Gulf
- Colombia
- Continent
- Separate
- Catalina
- Athos
- Finnish
- Strait
- Honduras
- Narrow
- Auckland
- Riva
- Finland
- Steamer
- Soviets
- Loch
- Finn
- Transit
- Inlet
- Pacific
- Rica
- Thrace
- Lowland
- Aden
- Guatemala
- Neutrality
- Wafer
- Fortification
- Ocean
- Oblast
- Lobe
- Shetland
- Amer
- Euphrates
- Nucleus
- Sierra
- Caribbean
- Herodotus
- Grind
- Harbour
- Mule
- Belize
- Westerly
- Bastion
- Interchange
- Uplift
- Madison
- Scotia
- Petersburg
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ISTHMUS, noun. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
ISTHMUS, noun. (anatomy) Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
ISTHMUS ZAPOTEC, proper noun. A variety of Zapotec spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Dictionary definition
ISTHMUS, noun. A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas.
ISTHMUS, noun. A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.
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