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KARELIAN ISTHMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Karelian Isthmus mean?
• KARELIAN ISTHMUS (noun)
The noun KARELIAN ISTHMUS has 1 sense:
1. the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
Familiarity information: KARELIAN ISTHMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
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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