Co·lón (k -l n , k -ln) A city of northern Panama at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. The city was founded as Aspinwall in 1850 by Americans working on the Panama Railroad and was renamed in 1890. Population: 76,600. |
colón [kəʊˈləʊn (Spanish) koˈlon]
n pl -lons, -lones (Spanish) [-ˈlones]
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001
[American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal]
Colón [kɒˈlɒn (Spanish) koˈlɔn]
n
1. (Placename) a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop.: 137 825 (1992 est.) Former name Aspinwall
2. (Placename) Archipiélago (ˌartʃiˈpjelaγo ðe). the official name of the Galápagos Islands
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