isthmian
adjective
of or relating to an isthmus.
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isthmian
American
[is-mee-uhn]
/ ˈɪs mi ən /
adjective
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of or relating to an isthmus.
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(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama.
noun
Isthmian
1
British
/ ˈɪsθmɪən /
adjective
isthmian
2
British
/ ˈɪsθmɪən /
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of isthmian
1595–1605; < Latin isthmi ( us ) (< Greek ísthmios of a neck of land, equivalent to isthm ( ós ) neck + -ios adj. suffix) + -an
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Nixon finished his isthmian tour by listening to a startling opinion and delivering two of his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
Australia will colonize the islands to its north and connect by some isthmian umbilicus to Asia.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Gold and copper were very plentifully distributed among the isthmian races, but we have little information as to the sources of supply.
From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by William Henry Holmes
Probably certain species in the isthmian region will be found to be conspecific with others to the south, for example Hyla ebraccata with Hyla leucophyllata and Hyla robertmertensi with Hyla underwoodi.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
It was clear to the geographers and traders of those days that an isthmian route westward offered great advantages to the routes via the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan Straits, or the problematical North-West Passage.
From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by J. Saxon Mills
The club triggered the process for automatic relegation after informing the Isthmian League before the 31 March deadline.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Billy Vigar: The Chichester City and former Arsenal academy striker died after sustaining an injury during a game at Wingate and Finchley in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
At the age of 16, Scott became the youngest player in Guernsey's history when he came on as a 57th-minute substitute in their Isthmian League Division One South East game at Phoenix Sports.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
It happened in the game between Chichester and Wingate and Finchley on Saturday in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
An Isthmian canal was talked of even in the days of Charles V. of Spain to open the route to the East Indies.
From The Panama Canal and its Makers by Vaughan Cornish
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