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Summary

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isthmus:
- landengte; engte; nauwte
Wiktionary:
- isthmus → landengte, istmus

English

Detailed Translations for isthmus from English to Dutch

isthmus:

isthmus [the ~] nom

the isthmus (neck of land)
de landengte; de engte
- landengte [de ~ (v)] nom
- engte [de ~ (v)] nom
the isthmus (narrow; neck of land; narrowing; stricture)
de engte; de nauwte
- engte [de ~ (v)] nom
- nauwte [de ~ (v)] nom

Translation Matrix for isthmus:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
engte	isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture	narrowness; stringency; tightness
landengte	isthmus; neck of land
nauwte	isthmus; narrow; narrowing; neck of land; stricture
-	band
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	neck of land

Related Words for "isthmus":

isthmi, isthmuses

Synonyms for "isthmus":

land; dry land; earth; ground; solid ground; terra firma
band; tissue

Related Definitions for "isthmus":

a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure¹
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas¹

Wiktionary Translations for isthmus:

isthmus

noun

narrow strip of land
- isthmus → landengte; istmus

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