ALL meanings of panama
Pan·a·ma
P p - noun panama a republic in S Central America. 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 1
- noun panama Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. 1
- noun panama Isthmus of. Formerly Isthmus of Darien. an isthmus between North and South America. 1
- noun panama Gulf of, the portion of the Pacific in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama. 1
- noun panama (sometimes lowercase) Panama hat. 1
- noun panama country in Central America 1
- noun panama capital city of Panama 1
- noun panama a republic in Central America, occupying the Isthmus of Panama: gained independence from Spain in 1821 and joined Greater Colombia; became independent in 1903, with the immediate area around the canal forming the Canal Zone under US jurisdiction; Panama assumed sovereignty over the Canal Zone in 1979 and full control in 1999. Official language: Spanish; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: balboa. Capital: Panama City. Pop: 3 559 408 (2013 est). Area: 75 650 sq km (29 201 sq miles) 0
- noun panama a fine, hand-plaited hat made from select leaves of the jipijapa plant 0
- noun panama any similar straw hat 0
- noun panama country in Central America, on the Isthmus of Panama: formerly a part of Colombia, it became independent in 1903: 29,761 sq mi (77,081 sq km); pop. 2,329,000 0
- noun panama its capital: seaport on the Gulf of Panama: pop. 585,000 0
- noun panama Gulf ofarm of the Pacific, on the S coast of Panama: c. 115 mi (185 km) wide 0
- noun panama Isthmus ofstrip of land connecting South America & Central America: 31 mi (50 km) wide at its narrowest point 0