San Blas

American  

[sahn blahs] / sɑn ˈblɑs /

noun

1. Gulf of, a gulf of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama.

2. Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. 31 miles (50 km) wide.

3. the Cuna Indian people who inhabit the islands in the Gulf of San Blas.

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San Blas British  

/ ˈsɑːn ˈblɑːs /

noun

1. the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. Width: about 50 km (30 miles)

2. an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama

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Example Sentences

Roman and Harleymoon describe their time with a family on Panama's San Blas Islands as truly transformative.

From BBC

Since then, Maná has garnered four Grammys and eight Latin Grammys off a wave of smash releases, including 1997’s certified diamond album “Sueños Líquidos,” which spawned some of the band’s biggest anthems, including “Hechicera,” “Clavado en un Bar” and “En el Muelle de San Blas.”

From Los Angeles Times

On nice weather days, the three of us would make the half hour drive over to Cape San Blas, a seventeen mile barrier island located south of Port St. Joe, where Highway 30A dead ends into 30E.

From Salon

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

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