Panama

Spanish Pa·na·má

[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. Formerly Darien. Isthmus of Panama an isthmus between North and South America.

4. Gulf of Panama the portion of the Pacific Ocean in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama.

5. Sometimes panama Panama hat.

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. Former name: Darien.  Isthmus of Darien. 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)

3. 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.

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 Word Forms

• anti-Panama adjective
• Panamanian adjective
• Panamic adjective
• pro-Panama adjective
• pseudo-Panamanian adjective
• trans-Panamanian adjective

Example Sentences

The cargo ship sails under the flag of Panama and arrived in the Port of L.A. on Wednesday after traveling from Tokyo, according to Vessel Finder.

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The singer grew up in Chicago, where her mother’s parents landed in the late ’70s as immigrants from Panama.

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They will be joined at the World Cup by Haiti and Panama from the Conacaf qualifying, with Jamaica having to go into the Intercontinental play-offs.

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Panama, meanwhile, grabbed the other automatic qualification spot on offer on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over El Salvador at home.

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Jamaica and Panama are the frontrunners to be the two Central America/Caribbean flagbearers, but Suriname, Curacao, Honduras, Haiti and Costa Rica are other possible qualifiers.

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