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单词 isthmian
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Definition of isthmian in English:

isthmian

adjectiveˈɪsθmɪənˈɪsmɪənˈɪstmɪənˈɪsmiən
  • 1Relating to an isthmus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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. 1.1 Relating to the Isthmus of Corinth in southern Greece.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • 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.
 
 

Definition of isthmian in US English:

isthmian

adjectiveˈɪsmiənˈismēən
  • 1Relating to an isthmus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.’
    • Butler alleged that his thin Marine units bled less to aid isthmian residents than to advance American corporations' interests.
    • More than ever the president suspected that Germany wanted to establish a strongly fortified place near the future isthmian canal.
    • He cofounded the Panama Paleontology Project in 1986, an international group of 30 scientists, to help support his isthmian research.
    • 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.
    1. 1.1 Relating to the Isthmus of Corinth in southern Greece or the Isthmus of Panama.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A 400-character mask inscription dating from the Mayan period appears to refute earlier claims to have translated Isthmian script.
      • 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.
 
 
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