isthmus of panama

[pan-uh-mah, -maw]

Pan·a·ma

[pan-uh-mah, -maw]
noun
1.
a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).
2.
Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. 438,000.
3.
Isthmus of. Formerly, Isthmus of Darien. an isthmus between North and South America.
4.
Gulf of, the portion of the Pacific in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama.
5.
(sometimes lowercase) Panama hat.
Also, Pa·na·má [Sp. pah-nah-mah] (for defs. 1, 2).

Pan·a·ma·ni·an [pan-uh-mey-nee-uhn, -mah-] , adjective, noun
Pan·am·ic [pa-nam-ik] , adjective
pro-Pan·a·ma, adjective
pro-Pan·a·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Pan·a·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun
EXPAND
trans-Pan·a·ma·ni·an, adjective
COLLAPSE
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isthmus of panama

noun
the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien" 
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