salina

[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Salina

[ suh-lahy-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

salina

/ səˈlaɪnə /

salina

/ sə-lī′nə,-lē′- /

An area of land encrusted with crystalline salt, especially a salt pan or a salt-encrusted playa.
A body of water, such as a salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake, having a high saline content.

Origin of salina¹

1690–1700; < Spanish ≪ Latin salīnae saltworks

Origin of salina¹

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

The show had moved to Salina, and a barber in that town had shaved their keeper in the cage, while the lions sat around.

I passed one salina which, at a distance, appeared to be covered with rose-coloured plants.

The small shrimp-like crustacean, Artemia salina is a case frequently quoted.

Here he had been discovered very opportunely by Salina, who was seeking some pretext for calling Toby from his prisoner.

But there they encountered unexpected resistance: the two sisters—Salina with the pistol, Virginia with the axe.

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