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kannas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • isthmus noun A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
  • neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
  • strait noun A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger seas or bodies of water.

Senses

kannas is used for these senses in English:

  • land bridge (biogeography) An isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses.
  • neck A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
  • strait A neck of land; an isthmus.

isthmus — full definition

  1. noun A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
  2. noun Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
  3. noun An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.

neck — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
  2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
  3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
  4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
  5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

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