as in islands
a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water
the Isthmus of Panama
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islands
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Both Britain and Argentina have historic claims to the islands, and the two countries fought a short but fierce war in 1982 after Argentina tried to seize control of them.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
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The water park is the big project that needs completing to put NCL and Royal Caribbean’s islands head to head.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Isthmuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmuses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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