Marin

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).

    "‘But youʼre going down to Ventura and Marin to find out for sure?’"

  2. 2
    A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.
  3. 3
    A female given name.

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"The secretary-general was joined by several trailblazing women, including the world’s youngest female prime minister, Sanna Marin of Finland. She is 34 and heads a coalition government in which women lead all five parties."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.

Etymology 2

From Serbo-Croatian Marin, from Latin Marinus, from marinus.

Related phrases

Marin CountyMarin Miwokmarin county

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