isthmus
isth·mus
noun
1.
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
2.
a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Origin
Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).
Phrases
- Bird's Neck Isthmus
- Isthmus Nahuatl
- Isthmus of Corinth
- isthmus of fauces
- Isthmus of Panama
- Isthmus of Perekop
- Isthmus of Suez
- Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl
Related words
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