Panama

Panama
or Spanish Panamá geographical name 1. country S Central America; a republic; before 1903 part of Colombia area (including Canal Zone) 33,659 square miles (87,177 square kilometers), population 2,563,000 2. (or Panama City) city & port, its capital, on Gulf of Panama population 411,549 3. ship canal 51 miles (82 kilometers) central Panama connecting the Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) & the Pacific (Gulf of Panama) • Panamanian adjective or noun

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  • Panama — Panama1 [pan′ə mä΄, pan′əmô΄] n. [after Panama (city), once a main distributing center] [also p ] 1. a fine, hand plaited hat made from select leaves of the jipijapa plant 2. any similar straw hat: In full Panama hat or panama hat Panama2 [pan′ə… …   English World dictionary

  • Panama — Panama, früher Provinz der Vereinigten Staaten von Kolumbien, seit 3. November 1903 selbständige Republik, stark beeinflußt von den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und in wirtschaftlicher Beziehung durch den im August 1914 in der Hauptsache… …   Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens

  • Panama — a country on the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow piece of land connecting Central and South America, between Costa Rica and Colombia. Population: 2,846,000 (2001). Capital: Panama City. The Panama Canal, a long, narrow stretch of water, was built… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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