Darien

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Darien [ˈdɛərɪən ˈdæ-]

1. (Placename) the E part of the Isthmus of Panama, between the Gulf of Darien on the Caribbean coast and the Gulf of San Miguel on the Pacific coast; chiefly within the republic of Panama but extending also into Colombia: site of a disastrous attempt to establish a Scottish colony in 1698

2. (Placename) Isthmus of. the former name of the Isthmus of Panama Spanish name Darién [daˈrjen]

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Balboa Isthmus of Darien Isthmus of Panama Panama Republic of Panama Vasco Nunez de Balboa			So that when I shall hereafter detail to you all the specialities and concentrations of potency everywhere lurking in this expansive monster; when I shall show you some of his more inconsiderable braining feats; I trust you will have renounced all ignorant incredulity, and be ready to abide by this; that though the Sperm Whale stove a passage through the Isthmus of Darien, and mixed the Atlantic with the Pacific, you would not elevate one hair of your eye-brow. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context South America is a place I love, and I think, if you take it right through from Darien to Fuego, it's the grandest, richest, most wonderful bit of earth upon this planet. The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context			Dard Dardan Dardanelles Dardanelles campaign Dardanian Dardanus Dardic Dardic language Dare Dare-devil Dare-deviltry daredevil daredevilism daredevilry daredeviltry Dareful Darer daresay Darfur darg dargah Dari Dari Persian daric Daricon Darien Darién Darier's disease Darii daring daringly Dario Darío dariole Darius Darius I Darius III Darius Milhaud Darius the Great Darjeeling dark dark adaptation Dark Age Dark Ages dark blue dark bread dark chocolate dark cloud dark comedy Dark Continent dark current			Darhan DARHT Dari Dari Dari Dari (disambiguation) Dari (disambiguation) Dari Balgi Dari language Dari language Dari Persian Dari Rulai Dàrì Rúlái Daría Daría Daria Garmash Daria Leonova Daria Matveevna Garmash Daria Mikhailovna Leonova DARIAH Darial Darial Gorge Darial Pass Darialyk Daric Daric Daric Daricon DARICS Dariel Darien Darién Darién Darien Advocates for Education of the Gifted Darien High School Darien Junior Sailing Team Darien Lakes State Park Darien scheme Darién Scheme Darien Special Management Area Darien Youth Hockey Association Darien, Gulf of Darienko, Domnikiia Darienko, Domnikiia Timofeevna Darienko, Petr Darienko, Petr Stepanovich Darier Disease Darier sign Darier's Darier's Darier's disease Darier's disease Darier's disease Darier's disease Darier's sign Darier-White Disease Darifenacin darifenacin hydrobromide Darigan Citadel Dariganga

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