salina

¹

[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

noun

1. a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
2. a saltworks.

Salina

²

[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

noun

1. a city in central Kansas.

salina

/ səˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a salt marsh, lake, or spring

salina

/ sə-lī′nə,-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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salina¹

1690–1700; < Spanish ≪ Latin salīnae saltworks

Word History and Origins

Origin of salina¹

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

Example Sentences

Berman quoted reporter and columnist Salina Zeto's 2016 assessment that the press took Trump "literally, but not seriously" while his supporters took him "seriously, but not literally."

From Salon

“Antarctic Symphony” opens with Salina Fisher’s “Rainphase,” which takes inspiration from clouds and rainfall, and Benjamin Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes,” which portrays the sea’s changing moods.

From Seattle Times

At Salina Intermediate School in Dearborn - across the railroad tracks from a sprawling Ford factory - the BBC spoke to Hala, 32, who said she voted "uncommitted".

From BBC

Officials there warned people to ask restaurants about where they sourced their oysters from, and to avoid eating oysters from Laguna De Guerrero Negro and Laguna Manuela in Baja California, Mexico, and from Bahia Salina in Sonora, Mexico.

From New York Times

“These implicated oysters have only been available through restaurants and wholesale locations,” the county said, adding that health officials had asked restaurants to set aside “Rocky Point oysters” packed by Golpac in Bahia Salina, in Sonora, Mexico.

From New York Times