Panama

[ pan-uh-mah, -maw ]

noun

1. a republic in southern Central America. 28,575 square miles (74,010 square kilometers).
2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.
3. Isth·mus of Pan·a·ma [is, -m, uh, s , uh, v , pan, -, uh, -mah, -maw], an isthmus between North and South America. Formerly Isthmus of Darien.
4. Gulf of Pan·a·ma [guhlf, , uh, v , pan, -, uh, -mah, -maw], the portion of the Pacific Ocean in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama.
5. Sometimes pan·a·ma. Panama hat ( def ).

Panama

/ ˌpænəˈmɑː; ˈpænəˌmɑː /

noun

1. a republic in Central America, occupying the Isthmus of Panama: gained independence from Spain in 1821 and joined Greater Colombia; became independent in 1903, with the immediate area around the canal forming the Canal Zone under US jurisdiction; Panama assumed sovereignty over the Canal Zone in 1979 and full control in 1999. Official language: Spanish; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: balboa. Capital: Panama City. Pop: 3 559 408 (2013 est). Area: 75 650 sq km (29 201 sq miles)
2. Isthmus of Panama
   an isthmus linking North and South America, between the Pacific and the Caribbean. Length: 676 km (420 miles). Width (at its narrowest point): 50 km (31 miles) Former nameDarienIsthmus of Darien
3. Gulf of Panama
   a wide inlet of the Pacific in Panama

Panama

1. Republic on the Isthmus of Panama, which connects Central America and South America , bordered by Costa Rica to the west, and Colombia to the east. Its capital and largest city is Panama City.

Notes

Backed by the United States, which wanted to negotiate a treaty to build a canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean , Panama revolted against Colombia, of which it was a part, and declared itself independent in 1903.

In 1989, the United States invaded Panama and forcibly removed its leader, Manuel Noriega, to the United States, where he was tried and convicted for drug trafficking. ( See also Panama Canal .)

The United States built the Panama Canal from 1904 to 1914, and American relations with Panama long were shaped by the U.S. presence in the Canal Zone, which divides the country.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Pan·a·ma adjective
• Pan·a·ma·ni·an [pan-, uh, -, mey, -nee-, uh, n, -, mah, -], adjective noun
• Pan·am·ic [pa-, nam, -ik], adjective
• pro-Pan·a·ma adjective
• pseu·do-Pan·a·ma·ni·an adjective noun
• trans-Pan·a·ma·ni·an adjective

Example Sentences

The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.

From The Daily Beast

The next time all the presidents from North and South America meet will be at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in April.

From The Daily Beast

The narrowest piece of land was at Panama, but it was covered in dense, mountainous jungle.

From The Daily Beast

Lynchburg is a six-month-old German sausage and ale house in the heart of Panama's San Francisco neighborhood.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, beer prices in Panama are about 36 percent lower than anywhere else in Latin America.

From The Daily Beast

An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead of this, he embarked the money in some Utopian scheme for pearl fishing at Panama, and lost all!

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He wore a grey flannel suit and a panama hat pulled down over his eyes.

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They dressed in white linen from head to foot, like the old gentleman, and wore broad Panama hats.

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Yet, if he were in very truth a prince—she thought of his debut in flowered waistcoat, panama hat, and enamelled boots!

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