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Panama is a country on a thin strip of land — an — that joins Central America to South America. Costa Rica sits on one side, Colombia on the other. The capital is Panama City, which is easy to mix up with the country because they share the name.
Panama is a country on a thin strip of landPanama是位在一條細長陸地上的國家 — an isthmus一個地峽 — that joins Central America to South America把中美洲和南美洲連接起來。Costa Rica sits on one side一邊是Costa Rica，Colombia on the other另一邊是Colombia。The capital is Panama City首都是Panama City，which is easy to mix up with the country because they share the name因為名字一樣，很容易跟這個國家搞混。
What most people know Panama for is the Panama Canal: a opened in 1914 that lets ships pass between the Atlantic and the Pacific without sailing all the way around South America. That is why the name turns up in geography class, in news about trade, and on maps.
What most people know Panama for is the Panama Canal大多數人知道Panama，是因為Panama Canal：a waterway opened in 1914 that lets ships pass between the Atlantic and the Pacific without sailing all the way around South America一條1914年開通的水道，讓船可以在大西洋和太平洋之間通行，不用繞南美洲一大圈。That is why the name turns up in geography class, in news about trade, and on maps這就是為什麼這個名字會出現在地理課、貿易新聞和地圖上。
A few million people live there.
A few million people live there那裡住著幾百萬人。
Though actually, a “Panama hat” is the pale straw hat people picture with the name, but those hats are made in Ecuador; they were shipped through Panama, and the name stuck. In English we capitalise it as a place name: Panama.
Though actually不過其實，a "Panama hat" is the pale straw hat people picture with the name「Panama hat」是人們一聽到這個名字就會想到的那種淺色草帽，but those hats are made in Ecuador但那些帽子其實是Ecuador做的；they were shipped through Panama因為是經由Panama運出去的，and the name stuck這個名字就留了下來。In English we capitalise it as a place name在英文裡，我們把它當地名大寫：PanamaPanama。
組成Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).
同家族的字
- Panamanianperson or thing from Panama; built from Panama + -ian, with an extra n to make it easier to say
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Panamaname/ˈpænəmɑː/
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A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
- A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!
- Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”
Panamanoun/ˈpænəmɑː/
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A Panama hat.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。