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Panamanian

Panamanian

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A person who comes from Panama
  • noun
  • /ˌpænəˈmeɪniən/
: panameño
  • The relatively low level of support from Panamanians is an indication that while they may support some specific U.S. policies, they are skeptical of overall U.S. motivations.
  • many Panamanians
  • support from Panamanians
  • Panamanians express

So the Panamanians are not in a position to override whatever it is that wants this migration to happen.

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Examples

  • Don't miss this international show for all Panamanians.

    Hands of Stone (2016)

  • Yet it may be precisely because of that closeness that Panamanians are more skeptical of U.S. intentions toward their country.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In fact, the Panamanians voted their preferences in large numbers.

    Academic text (1991)

  • During the initial decades of American control, Panamanians were generally excluded from employment and residence in the Canal Zone.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Mendez will tell anybody who wants to listen that he's Panamanian.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Another issue that weighs heavily on the minds of many Panamanians is government corruption.

    Academic text (1999)

  • An abundance of historical publications testifies to Panamanians' determination to explore their history.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The human, economic, and political costs of intervention were high, but the vast majority of Panamanians and North Americans judged them worth it at the time.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Finally, polling data indicate that significant but declining majorities of Panamanians support both the establishment of a Multinational Counternarcotics Center and the maintenance of U.S. military bases beyond 1999.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Before the political crisis began in 1987, about 10 percent of Panamanians did not have jobs.

Surface Forms

Panamanian singular
Panamanians plural

Morphology

Panamanian = Panama (transparent) = Panama + nian

Formed regularly from the country name 'Panama' with a demonymic suffix, so the meaning is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Panamanian comes from the country name Panama plus the ending -ian, which means 'from' or 'relating to', the same ending you see in American or Italian. The name Panama likely comes from an indigenous word meaning 'many fish', so a Panamanian is 'a person from Panama'.