/ ˈɪsməs; NAmE / noun
a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek isthmos .
/ ˈɪsməs; NAmE / noun
a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land
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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. 2005