/ Dictionary / Index P Panama: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pan•a•ma Pronunciation: (pan'u-mä", -mô"), [key] — n. a republic in S Central America. 1,900,000; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). Also calleda city in and the capital of Panama, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. 438,000. Formerly,an isthmus between North and South America. the portion of the Pacific in the bend of the Isthmus of Panama. (sometimes l.c.) See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: panama (Thesaurus) Panagia Panama Canal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language