San Blas
Americannoun
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Gulf of, a gulf of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama.
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Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. 31 miles (50 km) wide.
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the Cuna Indian people who inhabit the islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
noun
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the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. Width: about 50 km (30 miles)
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an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama
Example Sentences
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Roman and Harleymoon describe their time with a family on Panama's San Blas Islands as truly transformative.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
A hurricane warning is in effect from the port city of Manzanillo, Colima to San Blas in Nayarit, while tropical storm conditions could extend as far as Michoacan state.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023
Debbe Wibberg is a real estate agent in Cape San Blas, a slender peninsula just south of Mexico Beach on the Florida panhandle.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
A hurricane warning was in effect from San Blas to Mazatlan.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Not until the San Blas coast was a mere charcoal line upon the port quarter and the salt spray was driving high did he deliver over the helm.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Ellingwood Beach
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