Panamakanaal

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Panama-kanaal (archaic)

Etymology

From Panama (“Latin American country”) +‎ kanaal (“canal”), calque of English Panama Canal (then still referring to hypothetical projects). First attested in the late 1850s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.naː.maː.kaːˌnaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧na‧ma‧ka‧naal

Proper noun

Panamakanaal n

  1. The Panama Canal
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