marina

plural marinas

1. A harbour for small boats.

   It's a peaceful marina with not too many boats and yachts.

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   The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.

   2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021

1. A female given name from Latin.

   My gentle babe Marina - whom, / for she was born at sea, I have nam'd so -

   c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]

2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

   Marina Ovsyannikova, b. 1978

3. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
4. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.

   As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate.

   2023 May 20, Tabby Kinder, George Hammond, “So long, San Francisco”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

1. PhilippinesabbreviationacronymnauticalAcronym of Maritime Industry Authority.