isthmian

[is-mee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to an isthmus.

2. (initial capital letter),  of or relating to the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.

Isthmian

¹

/ ˈɪsθmɪən /

adjective

1. relating to or situated in the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama

isthmian

²

/ ˈɪsθmɪən /

adjective

1. relating to or situated in an isthmus

Other Word Forms

• transisthmian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Isthmian¹

1595–1605; < Latin isthmi ( us ) (< Greek ísthmios of a neck of land, equivalent to isthm ( ós ) neck + -ios adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

Australia will colonize the islands to its north and connect by some isthmian umbilicus to Asia.

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Nevertheless, long before roads were built in the isthmian region collectors and biologists visited it, especially the town of Tehuantepec, from which collections date back to the 1870's.

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At several other times, such as the late Ordovician and mid-Devonian, when the isthmian barrier existed, it probably turned an important current northward into what is now the Mississippi Basin instead of into the Atlantic.

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We favor the construction, ownership, control, and protection of an isthmian canal by the government of the United States.

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At Panama, a vessel can pass through the canal in half a day, or, reckoning other causes of detention, coaling, etc., the total isthmian transit should not take more than one day.

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