Definition: Meaning of, Panama in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈpanəmɑː;ˌpanəˈmɑː /
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a country on the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow piece of land connecting Central and South America, between Costa Rica and Colombia. Population: 2,960,784 (2003). Capital: Panama City. The Panama Canal, a long, narrow stretch of water, was built across the country in 1914 in order to allow ships to sail between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a CANAL (= artificial river) that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans across the Isthums of Panama, allowing ships to avoid having to sail around the southern part of South America. It opened in 1914, after ten years of building, and is 64 km/40 miles long.