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ma⋅ri⋅na

[muh-ree-nuh]
–noun
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.

Origin:
1795–1805; < It, Sp, n. use of fem. of marino < L marīnus marine

Ma⋅ri⋅na

[muh-ree-nuh]
–noun
1. a town in W California. 20,647.
2. a female given name.
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ma·ri·na   (mə-rē'nə)   
n.  A boat basin that has docks, moorings, supplies, and other facilities for small boats.

[Italian and Spanish, seashore, from feminine of marino, belonging to the sea, from Latin marīnus; see marine.]
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marina 
1805, "a promenade by the sea," from Sp. or It. marina "shore, coast," from L. marinus (see marine). Meaning "dock or basin with moorings for yachts and small craft" is 1935, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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