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
Gulf County, southeast of Panama City, ordered mandatory evacuations for visitors on Cape San Blas north of the Stump Hole, and people in recreational vehicles along County Road 30 and U.S.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2023
A hurricane warning was in effect from San Blas to Mazatlan.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022
Of course she knew him, for, while the San Blas law may banish women, it cannot blind them, and she, too, had studied him from concealment.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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