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    ISTHMUS OF DARIEN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darienplay

    Example:

    Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien

    Synonyms:

    Isthmus of Darien; Isthmus of Panama

    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)

    Meronyms (parts of "Isthmus of Darien"):

    Panama; Republic of Panama (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)

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