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Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.
  2. adj. of or relating to or forming an isthmus
  3. Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. Isthmian games (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and in chariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves.
  4. Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus ofCorinth, in Greece. Isthmian games (Gr. Antiq.), one of the fourgreat national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus ofCorinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of allkinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and inchariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was agarland of pine leaves.
  5. a of or relating to or forming an isthmus