Pan·a·ma (p n  -mä )1. A country of southeast Central America. The region was inhabited by a variety of Indian peoples when Columbus landed on its Caribbean coast in 1502. In 1513 Balboa crossed the isthmus to discover the Pacific Ocean. Controlled by Spain until 1821, the area then became part of Colombia. Eager for a canal across the isthmus, the United States supported a revolution leading to Panamanian independence in 1903. Panama is the capital. Population: 3,240,000. 2. also Panama City The capital and largest city of Panama, in the central part of the country on the Gulf of Panama. The original city was founded in 1519, destroyed in 1671, and rebuilt a short distance away in 1673. Population: 408,000. Pan a·mani·an (-m n -n) adj. |   |
| Panama, Gulf of A wide inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the southern coast of Panama. |
Panama, Isthmus of Formerly Isthmus of Da·ri·én (dâr- n, där-yn) An isthmus of Central America connecting North and South America and separating the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. |
Panamanian [ˌpænəˈmeɪnɪən]
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(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Panama or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Panama
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| Noun | 1. |  Panamanian - a native or inhabitant of Panama Panama, Republic of Panama - a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 Central American - a native or inhabitant of Central America |
| Adj. | 1. | Panamanian - of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people; "Panamanian economy" |
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