Panama
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2.2
- proper noun
- /ˈpænəˌmɑ/
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Panamá
- Yet 92% of the people in Panama strongly supported the action of the United States.
- Panama Canal
- Panama City
- Republic of Panama
OK, I went to Colombia and Panama and and Jamaica.
- OK, I went to Colombia and Panama and and Jamaica.
- We literally wrapped Suicide Squad in Panama end of February.
- Hong Kong now, you know, Panama is not as robust, but that's an option.
- Denmark, Canada, even Panama, Panama, what are they doing there?
- We had a compound in in Panama that we had, right.
- So a lot of ships are, are flagged in Panama or the Bahamas.
- We went to the jungles down in Panama.
- So right after the first five days, I ended up going down to Panama.
- They can move overland into Colombia and they can cross the Darien Gap into Panama.
- They have accused him of tax evasion, which of course he's evading taxes in Panama.
Examples
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On our vacation, we visited Panama and explored its vibrant culture.
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Guillermo Endara, president of Panama, cast the first stone at the end of March.
Academic text (1991) -
Come by way of the Panama Canal?
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Next stop Panama City, get me to Rio.
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And afterward he went back to Panama as a national hero.
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Yes, but Panama is not Sweden and Panama is not America.
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The President returned from Panama this evening after a three-day tour through Central America.
Fiction book (1995) -
With the exception of Cuba, Panama maintained few close relations with its neighbors.
Academic text (1999) -
Many tourists are attracted to the natural beauty of Panama and its diverse wildlife.
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After years of planning, they finally moved to Panama to enjoy a different lifestyle.
Synonyms
A Central American country with a famous canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Compounds
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2.5
A man-made waterway in Panama that lets ships travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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A strip of land across Panama that included the Panama Canal and was controlled by the United States until 1979
A narrow strip of land that connects Central and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean
A Central American country with a famous canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
A large shrub from Colombia with big divided leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that smell sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Panama probably comes from a native word used by the first people of the region that meant something like 'abundance of fish' or 'many butterflies', because the land and coasts were full of life. So the country's name reminds us of its rich natural environment.