Variant: or Panama Canal Zone
Function: geographical name
strip of territory Panama; ceased to exist as a formal political entity Oct. 1, 1979, but remained under U.S. control through 1999 for administration of the Panama Canal
Variant: or Panama Canal Zone
Function: geographical name
strip of territory Panama; ceased to exist as a formal political entity Oct. 1, 1979, but remained under U.S. control through 1999 for administration of the Panama Canal
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012