First Known Use: 1848
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panama
noun, pan·a·ma often capitalized \ˈpa-nə-ˌmä, -ˌmȯ\
Definition of PANAMA
: a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa; also : a machine-made imitation of this
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Origin of PANAMA
American Spanish panamá, from Panama, Central America
Rhymes with PANAMA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
Panama
geographical name Pan·a·ma \ˈpa-nə-ˌmä, -ˌmȯ, ˌpa-nə-ˈ; ˌpä-nä-ˈmä\
Definition of PANAMA
1
country S Central America; a republic; before 1903 part of Colombia area (including Canal Zone) 30,765 square miles (79,681 square kilometers), pop 3,300,000
2
or Panama City city & port, its ∗, on Gulf of Panama pop 411,549
3
ship canal 51 miles (82 kilometers) cen Panama connecting the Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) & the Pacific (Gulf of Panama)
— Pan·a·ma·ni·an \ˌpa-nə-ˈmā-nē-ən\ adjective or noun
Variants of PANAMA
Pan·a·ma or Spanish Pa·na·má \ˈpa-nə-ˌmä, -ˌmȯ, ˌpa-nə-ˈ; ˌpä-nä-ˈmä\
Rhymes with PANAMA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
PANAMA Defined for Kids
Panama
geographical name Pan·a·ma \ˈpa-nə-ˌmä, -ˌmȯ, ˌpa-nə-ˈmä, -ˈmȯ\
Definition of PANAMA for Kids
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or Panama City city, its capital on the Pacific
3
canal 40 mi. (64 km.) long Panama connecting Atlantic & Pacific oceans
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