Tehuantepec

[tuh-wahn-tuh-pek; Sp. te-wahn-te-pek]

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noun

Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.

Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast of Mexico. about 300 miles (485 km) wide.

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Tehuantepec (təˈwɑːntəˌpɛk)

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	Isthmus of Tehuantepec the narrowest part of S Mexico, with the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec (an inlet of the Pacific) on the south coast

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