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Panama

Panama  a country on the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow piece of land connecting Central and South America, between Costa Rica and Colombia. Population: 3,559,408 (2014). Capital: Panama City. Panama is known especially for the Panama Canal, a long, narrow stretch of water that was built across the country in 1914 in order to allow ships to sail between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. see also Noriega, ManuelPanamanian /ˌpænəˈmeɪniən◂/ noun, adjectiveOrigin panama (1800-1900) Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported


panama
panama hat /ˌpænəmɑː ˈhæt/ (also panama /ˌpænəˈmɑː◂,ˈpænəmɑː/) noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported
a light hat for men, made from straw


Panama
Panama
a country on the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow piece of land connecting Central and South America, between Costa Rica and Colombia. Population: 3,292,693 (2008). Capital: Panama City. Panama is known especially for the Panama Canal, a long, narrow stretch of water that was built across the country in 1914 in order to allow ships to sail between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ⇨ Noriega
—Panamanian /ˌpænəˈmeɪniən◂/ noun, adjective


pan·amaBrE /ˈpænəmɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpænəmɑː/ 🔊 (also ˌpanama ˈhat) noun
a man's hat made from fine straw 巴拿马草帽


PanamaBrE /ˈpænəmɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpænəmɑː/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in Central America 巴拿马(中美洲国家)