ISTHMIAN


Meaning of ISTHMIAN in English

/is"mee euhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to an isthmus.

2. ( cap. ) of or pertaining to the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama.

n.

3. a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.

[ 1595-1605; isthmi ( us ) ( ísthmios of a neck of land, equiv. to isthm ( ós ) neck + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .