"Babban birnin Panama" ba kalma ɗaya ba ce, a'a jumla ce da ta ƙunshi kalmomi guda biyu. "Babban birnin kasar" na iya samun 'yan ma'anoni daban-daban, amma a wannan mahallin, mai yiwuwa yana nufin babban birnin Panama, wanda ake kira Panama City. Saboda haka, "babban birnin Panama" yana nufin birnin Panama, wanda shine babban birnin Panama.