PANAMA


Meaning of PANAMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or Spanish Pa·na·má ˈpa-nə-ˌmä, -ˌmȯ, ˌpa-nə-ˈ; ˌpä-nä-ˈmä

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)

• Pan·a·ma·ni·an ˌpa-nə-ˈmā-nē-ən adjective or noun

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