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Isthmus

//ˈɪsθ.məs// noun

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Noun

1
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
2
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure wordnet
3
Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
4
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas wordnet
5
An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).

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