laguna
noun
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
laguna
1 American
[luh-goo-nuh]
/ ləˈgu nə /
noun
Laguna
2
American
[luh-goo-nuh]
/ ləˈgu nə /
noun
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Lagunas,
plural
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Laguna
plural
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a Pueblo Indian people of west-central New Mexico.
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the Keresan dialect spoken by the Laguna.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of laguna
< Spanish or Italian; see lagoon
Example Sentences
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Two young local men pick up a couple of American girls there and — after an accident in the laguna — abandon them on a dock outside the hospital.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
Snook can be found on the shallow flats of the lower laguna.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
In a few days we were brave enough to bump down a long dirt road and boondock at the laguna with the hatch flung open, campfire glowing and whales huffing through the night.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2014
How useful would E.M.D.R. be as treatment for them?Ibialik1b, laguna hills, ca Can E.M.D.R. prompt memories of past trauma to emerge?
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2012
"Really? here to the laguna morta?" and as his gondola slid into the channel, she added: "I knew you were in Venice; you could not go without—another time."
From Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Robert Herrick
A similar problem has occurred in nearby Laguna Beach.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The route at Thousand Steps Beach in South Laguna gains roughly 250 feet in elevation within a quarter mile from the sand to the highest point of the Ninth Avenue hill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Laguna Beach officials have closed a section of the Aliso Beach parking lot after high tides and strong waves washed away sand and undermined a section of the lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A 41-year-old man died after he was pulled out of the surf by lifeguards in Laguna Beach, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tayo helped him as he had promised, riding along the fence line between Acoma land and Laguna land.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
“People were emotional, angry, fearful, and it affected everyone,” Caballero Magaña said from her office at Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
There was a hurricane warning in effect from Lagunas de Chacahua to Zihuatanejo.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
A hurricane warning was in effect between the port of Salina Cruz and the Lagunas de Chacahua.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2022
Hurricane warnings have been declared for parts of the coast of Oaxaca, stretching from Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua, according to the NHC.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2022
They were Navajos, but he had seen Zunis and Lagunas and Hopis there too, walking alone or in twos and threes along the dusty Gallup streets.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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