Panamanian

/ (ˌpænəˈmeɪnɪən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Panama or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Panama

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Words nearby Panamanian

Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Panama City, Panama hat, Panama-hat plant, Panamanian, Pan-American, Pan American Games, Pan-American Highway, Pan-Americanism, Pan American Union

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How to use Panamanian in a sentence

For decades, these two industrial brewers have basked in a sort of shared-monopoly over the Panamanian beer racket.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not unheard of a second round pick to end up, as Cooke did, in Panamanian professional basketball.
The LeBron James Who Wasn’t: The Story of Lenny Cooke|Thomas Flynn|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shannon had been stabbed to death in the town of Golfito, near the Panamanian border.
7 Student Travel Nightmares|Constantino Diaz-Duran|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Williams spent three weeks in a Panamanian jail before being released.
7 Student Travel Nightmares|Constantino Diaz-Duran|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In Panamanian specimens the average snout-vent length is 23.6 mm.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
The dorsal ground color in non-Panamanian specimens is brown, olive-brown, or dark brown.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
I consider culex to be inseparable from staufferi, whereas altae is recognizable as a Panamanian subspecies of staufferi.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
Many of the Japanese ships went there, sounding lines and all, when alien fishing was prohibited in Panamanian waters.
Secret Armies|John L. Spivak
Some interesting little details of Panamanian manners have been reported.
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills