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Darien
[ dair-ee-en, -uhn, dar-, dair-ee-en, dar- ]
noun
- Gulf of Darien, an arm of the Caribbean between northeastern Panama and northwestern Colombia.
- Isthmus of Darien, former name of the Isthmus of Panama.
- a town in southwestern Connecticut.
- a city in northeastern Illinois.
Darien
/ ˈdæ-; ˈdɛərɪən /
noun
- the E part of the Isthmus of Panama, between the Gulf of Darien on the Caribbean coast and the Gulf of San Miguel on the Pacific coast; chiefly within the republic of Panama but extending also into Colombia: site of a disastrous attempt to establish a Scottish colony in 1698
- Isthmus of Darienthe former name of the Isthmus of Panama
Example Sentences
His feed included images from the treacherous Darien Gap, the dense jungle separating Colombia and Panama.
He had left his hometown and travelled to the US through the Darién Gap, crossing illegally in 2023 with three of his friends: Edwar Herrera, 23; Andy Javier Perozo, 30; and Ringo Rincón, 39.
They are now one of the top nationalities crossing the dangerous Darien Gap jungle from South to North America.
From Colombia, smugglers tried to get him a flight to Mexico, so he could avoid crossing the dreaded Darién Gap.
A dense expanse of rainforest between Colombia and Panama, the Darién Gap can only be crossed on foot, risking accidents, disease and attacks by criminal gangs.
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