Isthmus of Suez

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === the Isthmus of Suez An isthmus in Egypt, that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, and is the boundary between the continents of Africa and Asia. (UK, archaic, slang) The covered bridge at St. John's College, Cambridge, that connects the college with its grounds on the other side of the river. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary