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What (who) is isthmus - definition
NARROW STRIP OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER LAND AREAS
Istmus; Isthmuses; Ithmus; Isthsmus; Isthmos
![Aerial perspective of the isthmus of [[Bruny Island]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aerial perspective of the isthmus of Bruny Island.jpg?width=200 "Aerial perspective of the isthmus of [[Bruny Island]]")
![[[Karelian Isthmus]] in [[Russia]], which lies between the [[Gulf of Finland]] and [[Lake Ladoga]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karelian Isthmus.png?width=200 "[[Karelian Isthmus]] in [[Russia]], which lies between the [[Gulf of Finland]] and [[Lake Ladoga]]")
![The sandy isthmus or [[tombolo]] "The Neck" connects North and South [[Bruny Island]] in [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Spit Bruny Island.jpg?width=200 "The sandy isthmus or [[tombolo]] \"The Neck\" connects North and South [[Bruny Island]] in [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].")
isthmus
['?s?m?s, '?stm?s, '?sm?s]
¦ noun
1. (plural isthmuses) a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land.
2. (plural isthmi) Anatomy a narrow organ or other part connecting two larger parts.
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk isthmos.
isthmus
(isthmuses)
An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land.
...the Isthmus of Panama.
N-COUNT: oft in names
Isthmus
·noun A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, ·etc.
Wikipedia
Isthmus
An isthmus (; PL isthmuses or isthmi; from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós) 'neck') is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, being a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water.
Examples of use of isthmus
1. The small oil port of Salina Cruz is located on the Isthmus‘ Pacific coast.
2. The isthmus between Mexico and Colombia is better known for its culture and wildlife than its war–torn past.
3. A railroad to carry oil across the isthmus has also been discussed.
4. PANAMA CITY, Panama –– The United States cut through Panama‘s defense like the canal that divides the isthmus.
5. The Central American isthmus is a key transit route for drugs transported from South America to the US.