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Miraflores

American  
[mir-uh-flawr-uhs, -flohr-, mee-rah-flaw-res] / ˌmɪr əˈflɔr əs, -ˈfloʊr-, ˌmi rɑˈflɔ rɛs /

plural noun

  1. the locks of the Panama Canal, near the entrance to the Pacific Ocean.


Miraflores British  
/ ˌmɪrəˈflɔːrəs, miraˈflores /

noun

  1. an artificial lake in Panama, in the S Canal Zone of the Panama Canal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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U.S. officials and executives rise respectfully when Rodríguez enters the ornate rooms in the Miraflores palace to settle into the central chair, the visitors arrayed before her in rows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"We are ready to advance a new, intense work agenda for the wellbeing of...all the people of Europe and of Venezuela," Gil said in a broadcast from the Miraflores presidential palace.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

They blocked the street from both sides, from Miraflores, from Gaffey.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

The majority of residents of San Juan de Miraflores are domestic workers - cooks, maids, nannies and gardeners - but like Ms Flores, most lost their jobs during the pandemic.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2022

I should add that these dams at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores are, unlike their big brother at Gatun, founded upon the solid bedrock.

From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by Mills, J. Saxon

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