a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation
the main part of the large intestine, which passes from the caecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food which has remained undigested
the chief port of Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal; population 87,800 (est. 2009). It was founded in 1850 by the American William Aspinwall (1807–55), after whom it was originally named
the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador, equal to 100 centimos in Costa Rica and 100 centavos in El Salvador
the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador, equal to 100 centimos in Costa Rica and 100 centavos in El Salvador
the S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum
the first main part of the large intestine, which passes upwards from the caecum on the right side of the abdomen
the part of the large intestine which passes downwards on the left side of the abdomen towards the rectum
the middle part of the large intestine, passing across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach
a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma
(1451–1506), Italian-born Spanish explorer, credited as being the first European to reach the Americas; Spanish name Cristóbal Colón