SALINA

Salina

(noun) a town in central Kansas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

salina (plural salinas)

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

Anagrams

• Alanis, Aslian, Salian, lanais, lianas

Etymology 1

From salina, saline.

Proper noun

Salina

An island off the coast of Sicily.

A town in Colorado.

A city, the county seat of Saline County, Kansas.

A town in New York.

A town in Oklahoma.

An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.

A city in Utah.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Salina (plural Salinas)

A female given name.

Anagrams

• Alanis, Aslian, Salian, lanais, lianas

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*li"na, n. Etym: [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a.]

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

2. Salt works.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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