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Panama
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English OnlineLDOCE OnlinePanama 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, Manuel —Panamanian /ˌpænəˈmeɪniən◂/ noun, adjectiveOrigin panama (1800-1900) Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported
panama
pan‧a‧ma hat /ˌpænəmɑː ˈhæt/
(also panama /ˌpænəˈmɑː◂,ˈpænəmɑː/) noun [countable]
pan‧a‧ma 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
Origin: Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported
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
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
