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- [muh-ree-nuh]
- /məˈri nə/
- /məˈriː.nə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
- quay — Matthew 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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