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marina

ma·ri·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-ree-nuh]
    • /məˈri nə/
    • /məˈriː.nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-ree-nuh]
    • /məˈri nə/

Definitions of marina word

  • noun marina a town in W California. 1
  • noun marina a female given name. 1
  • noun marina A specially designed harbor with moorings for pleasure craft and small boats. 1
  • noun marina port for small boats 1
  • countable noun marina A marina is a small harbour for small boats that are used for leisure. 0
  • noun marina an elaborate docking facility for pleasure boats 0

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Origin of marina

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; < Italian, Spanish, noun use of feminine of marino < Latin marīnus marine

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Parts of speech for Marina

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

marina popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

marina usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for marina

noun marina

  • berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
  • wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
  • quayMatthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
  • harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.

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