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isthmus noun

/ˈɪsθ.məs/, /ˈɪs-/ n [C]
a narrow piece of land with water on each side which joins two larger areas of land
the Isthmus of Panama

(Definition of isthmus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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isthmus noun is in the topic Promontories and peninsulas.

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