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Panama
noun
- a fine, hand-plaited hat made from select leaves of the jipijapa plant
- any similar straw hat
In full Panama hat
- 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
- its capital: seaport on the Gulf of Panama: pop. 585,000
- arm of the Pacific, on the S coast of Panama: c. 115 mi (185 km) wide
- strip of land connecting South America & Central America: 31 mi (50 km) wide at its narrowest point
Related Forms:
- Panamanian adjective, noun
See Panama in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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