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isthmus
isthmus , narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas. Since it commands the only land route between two large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial importance and is a favorable situation for a city. In modern times many isthmuses have been cut through by canals to eliminate the necessity of land transport. The most important isthmuses are the Isthmus of Panama, connecting Central and South America, and the Isthmus of Suez, joining Asia and Africa. Canals were dug through both of these. The Isthmus of Corinth between the Morea peninsula and central Greece also has a canal. |
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"isthmus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "isthmus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-isthmus.html "isthmus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-isthmus.html |
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isth·mus / ˈisməs/ • n. (pl. -mus·es ) a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. ∎ (pl. -mi / -mī/ ) Anat. a narrow organ, passage, or piece of tissue connecting two larger parts. |
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"isthmus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "isthmus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-isthmus.html "isthmus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-isthmus.html |
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isthmus
isthmus narrow neck of land. XVI. — L. — Gr. isthmós narrow passage, isthmus, of uncert. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "isthmus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "isthmus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-isthmus.html T. F. HOAD. "isthmus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-isthmus.html |
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isthmus
isthmus (iss-mŭs) n. a constricted or narrowed part of an organ or tissue.
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"isthmus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "isthmus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-isthmus.html "isthmus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-isthmus.html |
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isthmus
isthmus •Lammas • Cadmus • Las Palmas
•chiasmus, Erasmus
•Nostradamus
•famous, ignoramus, Seamus, shamus
•Polyphemus, Remus
•grimace • Michaelmas
•Christmas, isthmus
•litmus
•animus, equanimous, magnanimous, pusillanimous, unanimous
•anonymous, eponymous, Hieronymus, pseudonymous, synonymous
•Septimus
•Mimas, primus, thymus, timeous
•Thomas
•enormous, ginormous
•brumous, hummus, humous, humus, spumous, strumous
•blasphemous
•bigamous, polygamous, trigamous
•endogamous, monogamous
•calamus, hypothalamus, thalamus
•venomous
•autonomous, bonhomous, heteronomous
•Pyramus
•dichotomous, hippopotamus, trichotomous
•Thermos
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"isthmus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "isthmus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-isthmus.html "isthmus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-isthmus.html |
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