Salina
1 Americannoun
noun
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a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
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a saltworks.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012-
An area of land encrusted with crystalline salt, especially a salt pan or a salt-encrusted playa.
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A body of water, such as a salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake, having a high saline content.
Etymology
Origin of salina
1690–1700; < Spanish ≪ Latin salīnae saltworks
Example Sentences
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Season 15 contestant Salina EsTitties said many “Drag Race” alumni are not raking it in, especially not after recent economic changes.
From Salon
But 26-year-old Salina, the youngest of the three, tells us she broke the mould by having what they call a "love" marriage, choosing a partner from outside the family.
From BBC
Salina tells us she is outgoing and ambitious; marrying a cousin simply did not appeal to her.
From BBC
"It has to be something that happens gradually - it's slow, you can't rush it," says Salina, the sister who chose to have a love marriage.
From BBC
Berman quoted reporter and columnist Salina Zeto's 2016 assessment that the press took Trump "literally, but not seriously" while his supporters took him "seriously, but not literally."
From Salon
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