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transisthmian

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isth⋅mi⋅an

  [is-mee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to an isthmus.
2. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama.
–noun
3. a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L isthmi(us) (< Gk ísthmios of a neck of land, equiv. to isthm(ós) neck + -ios adj. suffix) + -an
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