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Gulf of Panama

Gulf of Panama proper noun: a gulf off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it.

Proper noun

the Gulf of Panama

  1. A gulf off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it.

Origin of Gulf of Panama

Calque of Spanish golfo de Panamá.

Questions about Gulf of Panama

What does Gulf of Panama mean?
Gulf of Panama means a gulf off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it.
What part of speech is Gulf of Panama?
Gulf of Panama is a proper noun.

Words near Gulf of Panama in the dictionary

  1. Gulf of Maine
  2. Gulf of Mexico
  3. Gulf of México
  4. Gulf of Naples
  5. Gulf of Oman
  6. Gulf of Panama
  7. Gulf of Papua
  8. Gulf of Paria
  9. Gulf of Riga
  10. Gulf of Saint Lawrence
  11. Gulf of Salonica

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