Darien

American  

[dair-ee-en, -uhn, dar-, dair-ee-en, dar-] / ˈdɛər iˌɛn, -ən, ˈdær-, ˌdɛər iˈɛn, ˌdær- /

noun

1. Gulf of Darien, an arm of the Caribbean between northeastern Panama and northwestern Colombia.

2. Isthmus of Darien, former name of the Isthmus of Panama.

3. a town in southwestern Connecticut.

4. a city in northeastern Illinois.

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Darien British  

/ ˈdæ-, ˈdɛərɪən /

noun

1. the E part of the Isthmus of Panama, between the Gulf of Darien on the Caribbean coast and the Gulf of San Miguel on the Pacific coast; chiefly within the republic of Panama but extending also into Colombia: site of a disastrous attempt to establish a Scottish colony in 1698

2. the former name of the Isthmus of Panama

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Example Sentences

More recent departees often take clandestine overland routes into Colombia or Brazil or risked the dangerous journey across the Darien Gap into Central America on their way north.

From Los Angeles Times

After conquering South America, which involved dodging gangs in the jungles of the Darien Gap, which bridges Panama and Colombia, his route took him through Mexico.

From BBC

“It is that gigantic, unnecessary, foolish and cruel crisis that this ballot measure is responding to,” said Darien Shanske, a professor at the UC Davis School of Law, who helped write the tax language for the California ballot proposal.

From MarketWatch

“It is that gigantic, unnecessary, foolish and cruel crisis that this ballot measure is responding to,” said Darien Shanske, a professor at the UC Davis School of Law, who helped write the tax language for the California ballot proposal.

From MarketWatch

He drives most of the way before arriving at the treacherous Darién Gap, where he’s sidelined after falling into a thorny tree — but “they” save him, much to his chagrin.

From Los Angeles Times