salina

[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

noun
  1. a saline marsh, spring, or the like.

  2. a saltworks.

Origin of salina

1
1690–1700; <Spanish ≪ Latin salīnae saltworks

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Other definitions for Salina (2 of 2)

Salina
[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

noun
  1. a city in central Kansas.

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How to use salina in a sentence

  • salina said the people picked to participate in the program ranged in age from 13 to 17 and were picked in part because their schools don’t offer that type of programming or their families aren't in a position to afford a camp.

  • The show had moved to salina, and a barber in that town had shaved their keeper in the cage, while the lions sat around.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
  • I passed one salina which, at a distance, appeared to be covered with rose-coloured plants.

    Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius Beerbohm
  • The small shrimp-like crustacean, Artemia salina is a case frequently quoted.

    Parallel Paths | Thomas William Rolleston
  • Here he had been discovered very opportunely by salina, who was seeking some pretext for calling Toby from his prisoner.

    Cudjo's Cave | J. T. Trowbridge
  • But there they encountered unexpected resistance: the two sisters—salina with the pistol, Virginia with the axe.

    Cudjo's Cave | J. T. Trowbridge

British Dictionary definitions for salina

salina

/ (səˈlaɪnə) /


noun
  1. a salt marsh, lake, or spring

Origin of salina

1
C17: from Spanish, from Medieval Latin: salt pit, from Late Latin salīnus saline

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Scientific definitions for salina

salina

[ sə-līnə, -lē- ]


  1. An area of land encrusted with crystalline salt, especially a salt pan or a salt-encrusted playa.

  2. A body of water, such as a salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake, having a high saline content.

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