Salinas

[suh-lee-nuh s]

noun

a city in W California.

salina

[suh-lahy-nuh]

noun

a saline marsh, spring, or the like.

a saltworks.

Origin of salina

1690–1700; < Spanish ≪ Latin salīnae saltworks

Salina

[suh-lahy-nuh]

noun

a city in central Kansas.

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Examples from the Web for salinas

Contemporary Examples of salinas

Salinas was the home town of John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath and great chronicler of Depression-era California.
The Golden State Is Crumbling
Joel Kotkin
September 2, 2011
Today for many in hardscrabble, majority-Latino Salinas, home to 150,000 people, The Grapes of Wrath is less lyrical than real.
The Golden State Is Crumbling
Joel Kotkin
September 2, 2011

Historical Examples of salinas

The Salinas Valley looked like a garden to them, and was indeed a promised land.
Adrift in the Wilds
Edward S. Ellis
From now on the march is an easy one down the Salinas valley to the sea.
The March of Portol
Zoeth S. Eldredge and E. J. Molera
On the 11th, they ascended the Salinas and began to retrace the route of their coming.
The March of Portol
Zoeth S. Eldredge and E. J. Molera
This was followed by Salinas, with one arrest for every 8.82 persons.
Social Problems in Porto Rico
Fred K. Fleagle
Then Salinas was reached once more, and now we were again on the road to 'Frisco.
Across America by Motor-cycle
C. K. Shepherd

British Dictionary definitions for salinas

salina

noun

a salt marsh, lake, or spring

Word Origin for salina

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

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salinas in Science

salina

[sə-lī′nə, -lē′-]

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

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