BALBOA


Meaning of BALBOA in English

/bal boh"euh/ ; Sp. /bahl baw"ah/ , n.

1. Vasco Núñez de /bahs"kaw nooh"nyeth dhe/ , 1475?-1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

2. a seaport in Panama at the Pacific terminus of the Panama Canal. 2568.

3. ( l.c. ) a silver coin and monetary unit of Panama, equal to 100 centesimos.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .