laguna
noun
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
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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.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of laguna
< Spanish or Italian; see lagoon
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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
Every crease and wrinkle of the encircling hills was reflected in the blue stillness of the laguna.
From The California Birthday Book by Various
A member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, she had served as the secretary of the interior under former president Joe Biden, the first Native American to serve as a US cabinet secretary.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Last year the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, underwent a $50-million renovation of its 373 guest rooms, suites and spa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The recent sale or the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, was valued at $600 million by hotel industry analyst and broker Alan Reay, president of Atlas Hospitality, based on recent appraisals and comparable sales of other resorts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The California Department of Transportation has also secured millions of dollars in emergency funds to repair a massive crack that developed during early-October high tides on a slope below Pacific Coast Highway near Laguna Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
And if they’re rich enough, they can’t be bothered to rent it out, so at any given time, maybe one in five of the cliffside homes in Laguna Beach are vacant.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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
That was my mind-set the other day when the Lagunas contacted me with their Wells Fargo situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 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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