Darien
Americannoun
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Gulf of Darien, an arm of the Caribbean between northeastern Panama and northwestern Colombia.
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Isthmus of Darien, former name of the Isthmus of Panama.
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a town in southwestern Connecticut.
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a city in northeastern Illinois.
noun
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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
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the former name of the Isthmus of Panama
Example Sentences
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There, the Darien, Conn., high-school senior learned she was just one of several hacky-sack-related injuries that week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
After moving to Darien, Conn., the introverted Dalton struggled to make friends until she started playing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Many made the treacherous journey through the jungles of the Darien Gap before setting up camp in a park near the Perkins K-8 school.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025
Investigators say they traced an email used to send the original video to a server connected to Mr Darien, and allege that he used Baltimore County Public Schools' computer network to access AI tools.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
Communication between southern Mexico and the Andes required either a sea voyage or else a long chain of overland contacts via the narrow, forested, never urbanized Isthmus of Darien.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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