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isthmus
noun(isth-mus)
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
isthmus
noun(isth-mus)
a narrow anatomical part or passage connecting two larger structures or cavities
isthmus
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isthmus of Russia in Europe between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga
isthmus
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isthmus of southern Thailand in the north central part of the Malay Peninsula between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand; 40 miles (64 kilometers) wide at its narrowest part
isthmus
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isthmus in Central America connecting North America and South America and forming Panama (republic)
isthmus
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isthmus between the Mediterranean and Red seas connecting Africa and Asia in northeastern Egypt
isthmus
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the narrowest section of Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec (on the Pacific side) and the Bay of Campeche; 137 miles (220 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point
isthmus
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region of ancient Greece occupying most of the Isthmus of Corinth (which connects the Peloponnese with the rest of Greece) and some of the northeastern part of the Peloponnese
isthmus
geographical name(isth-mus)
inlet of the Ionian Sea in central Greece west of the Isthmus of Corinth, a neck of land 20 miles (32 kilometers) long connecting the Peloponnese with the rest of Greece

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