salina

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/səˈlaɪnə/

noun

A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.

OriginLatin salīna →
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Meanings

salina1

nounsalina (plural salinas)

plural salinas

  1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.

Salina2

proper noun
  1. An island off the coast of Sicily.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A locality in Apache County, Arizona.
    2. A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa.
    4. A city, the county seat of Saline County, Kansas.
    5. A town in Onondaga County, New York.
    6. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
    7. An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
    8. A city in Sevier County, Utah.

Salina3

proper nounSalina (plural Salinas)

plural Salinas

  1. A female given name.

Salina4

proper nounSalina (plural Salinas)

plural Salinas

  1. A surname.

Origin

salina · noun

  1. Latinsalīna
  2. Englishsalina

From Latin salīna.

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Salina · proper noun

From salina, saline.

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Salina · proper noun

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

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Salina · proper noun

  1. ItalianSalina
  2. EnglishSalina

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Salina.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with salina

chinaCarolinakindareginaanginaminaDinahcarinaspinacortinafarinaIndochinaspartinamynatrynaLucinanandinaneovaginaPeople's Republic of Chinaper vaginaRepublic of Chinatrichina
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Anagrams

AlanisAslianinasalSalian
Cite this entry
APA

salina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salina

MLA

“salina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salina.

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