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isthmian definition

isth·mian (is′mē ən)

adjective

  1. of an isthmus
    1. of the Isthmus of Panama
    2. of the Isthmus of Corinth or the games held there in ancient times

Etymology: < L isthmius (Gr isthmios < isthmos: see isthmus) + -an

noun

a person born or living on an isthmus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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