ISTHMIANS
Noun
isthmians
plural of isthmian
Anagrams
• Tsimshian, histamins
Source: Wiktionary
ISTHMIAN
Isth"mi*an, a. Etym: [L. Isthmius, Gr. Isthmus.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition