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sa⋅li⋅na

[suh-lahy-nuh]
–noun
1. a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
2. a saltworks.

Origin:
1690–1700; < Sp ≪ L salīnae saltworks

Sa⋅li⋅na

[suh-lahy-nuh]
–noun
a city in central Kansas. 41,843.
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sa·li·na   (sə-lī'nə, -lē'-)   
n.  
  1. A salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake.

  2. An area of land encrusted with salt.

  3. A saltworks.


[Spanish, from Latin salīnae, salt pits, from feminine pl. of salīnus, of salt; see saline.]
Sa·li·na   (sə-lī'nə)   
A city of central Kansas north-northwest of Wichita. It is a processing, trade, and manufacturing center in an oil-rich area. Population: 46,100.
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salina   (sə-lī'nə, -lē'-)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An area of land encrusted with crystalline salt, especially a salt pan or a salt-encrusted playa.

  2. A body of water, such as a salt marsh, spring, pond, or lake, having a high saline content.


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Salina

city, seat (1859) of Saline county, central Kansas, U.S. It lies on the Smoky Hill River. Founded in 1858 by an antislavery group headed by William A. Phillips, it was named for the Saline River, which enters the Smoky Hill just to the east. The town's growth was slow until the arrival of the Union (later Kansas) Pacific Railroad in 1867. The city was rebuilt after having been largely destroyed by floods in 1903.

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