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Salina

//səˈlaɪnə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island off the coast of Sicily.
  2. 2
    A female given name.
  3. 3
    A surname.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Apache County, Arizona.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Saline County, Kansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Onondaga County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Sevier County, Utah.
Noun
  1. 1
    A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin salīna.

Etymology 2

From salina, saline.

Etymology 3

Uncertain, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Salina.

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