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

“Petey’s like ‘No way, my best friend from school lives in Darien, you should talk to him,’” Berard says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

In his response to Trump's actions, President Petro noted that if talks over managing migration through Darien were suspended, "illegal activities will increase".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

A few beats later, she shared about how she had been separated from her parents for days while they hiked across the Darien Gap, a dense jungle on the Colombia-Panama border.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Earlier this year, McDonald’s sparked a national debate after a restaurant in Darien, Connecticut, charged a whopping $18 for a Big Mac combo meal.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

Dex and Faris are there, along with the other twenty-seven men in my battle platoon, including Cyril, a barrel-shaped boy who hates taking orders but accepts mine readily, and Darien, who has fists like hammers.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir