Definition of isthmian in English:
isthmian
adjectiveˈɪsθmɪənˈɪsmɪənˈɪstmɪənˈɪsmiən
1Relating to an isthmus.
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- Such proposals as acquiring Hawaii, the Dominican Republic, and the Danish West Indies came to nothing at the time, as did plans for an isthmian canal and a worldwide telegraphic communications network.
- Butler alleged that his thin Marine units bled less to aid isthmian residents than to advance American corporations' interests.
- Under the Admiral, the class of 1897 considered ‘the naval problems arising in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico out of French interest in an isthmian canal.’
- He cofounded the Panama Paleontology Project in 1986, an international group of 30 scientists, to help support his isthmian research.
- More than ever the president suspected that Germany wanted to establish a strongly fortified place near the future isthmian canal.
- 1.1 Relating to the Isthmus of Corinth in southern Greece.
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- The Baltimore Sun elaborates on an ongoing dispute over the decoding of Isthmian, a writing system whose linguistic base, let alone characters, are unclear.
- Finally, Mahan advocated and strongly urged the building of what he called an Isthmian canal.
- A 400-character mask inscription dating from the Mayan period appears to refute earlier claims to have translated Isthmian script.