isthmus

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noun

1. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
• Derivationally related forms:
isthmian
• Hypernyms:
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
• Instance Hyponyms:
Central America, Isthmus of Corinth, Isthmus of Kra, Isthmus of Panama, Isthmus of Darien,
Isthmus of Suez, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Karelian Isthmus
2. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
• Syn:
band
• Hypernyms:
tissue