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ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Isthmus of Tehuantepec mean?
• ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC (noun)
The noun ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC has 1 sense:
1. the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast
Familiarity information: ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
isthmus (a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas)
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