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