PANAMA


Meaning of PANAMA in English

— Panamanian /pan'euh may"nee euhn, -mah"-/ , adj. , n. — Panamic /pa nam"ik/ , adj.

/pan"euh mah', -maw'/ , n.

1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).

2. Also called Panama City . a city in and the capital of Panama, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. 438,000.

3. Isthmus of . Formerly, Isthmus of Darien . an isthmus between North and South America.

4. Gulf of , the portion of the Pacific in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama.

5. ( sometimes l.c. ) See Panama hat .

Also, Panamá Sp. /pah'nah mah"/ (for defs. 1, 2).

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