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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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