ISTHMUS


Meaning of ISTHMUS in English

/ ˈɪsməs; NAmE / noun

a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land

••

WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek isthmos .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.