marina
1 Americannoun
noun
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a town in W California.
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a female given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of marina
1795–1805; < Italian, Spanish, noun use of feminine of marino < Latin marīnus marine
Example Sentences
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If things stayed calm, they hoped to head back to their home by the marina by tomorrow.
From Los Angeles Times
And certainly not as a giant marina, which would have destroyed a habitat that was home to several endangered species.
From Los Angeles Times
Miami was a boat town, but all the marinas were way out on the ocean.
From Literature
What little water is left in the marina is shallow, not enough to float a boat.
From BBC
He goes to the boathouse for his ablutions, walks his chihuahua around the marina and rides an electric skateboard into the nearby neighborhoods for a change of scenery.
From Los Angeles Times
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