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PANAMA CANAL ZONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
Synonyms:
Canal Zone; Panama Canal Zone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
Holonyms ("Panama Canal Zone" is a part of...):
Panama; Republic of Panama (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)