Colón

[koh-lon; Sp. kaw-lawn] Example Sentences

Co·lón

[koh-lon; Sp. kaw-lawn]
noun
a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the panama canal. 85,600.
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colón (kəʊˈləʊn, Spanish koˈlon)
 
n , pl -lons, -lones
1.  the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos
2.  the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001
 
[C19: American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal Colón Christopher Columbus]

Colón (kɒˈlɒn, Spanish koˈlɔn)
 
n
1.  Former name: Aspinwall a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)
2.  Archipiélago de Colón the official name of the Galápagos Islands

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