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isthmus

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Definition of isthmus

as in island

a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water the Isthmus of Panama

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Recent Examples of isthmus The city was built on an isthmus — a thin strip of land between two bodies of water. — Berly McCoy, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026 Mehmet Yaren Bozgun / Anadolu via Getty Images The Mexican government plans to turn the isthmus into a strategic corridor for international trade, with ports and rail lines that can connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. — CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 In 2003, a momentous discovery on the Ness of Brodgar, a narrow isthmus just north of Stenness, transformed perceptions of prehistoric Orkney. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 As such, one lesson other Central American elites have drawn from his regime is that capitalism in the isthmus can thrive without democracy. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for isthmus

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The environmental advocacy nonprofit, also known as WALHI, has campaigned against increasing the use of coal on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which is a nickel production hub.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The honey sourced from the island contains a distinct composition of amino acids, vitamins, and other naturally occurring components.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

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