marina

noun

1. A harbour for small boats.

   “It's a peaceful marina with not too many boats and yachts.”

   “The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.”

name

1. A female given name from Latin.

   “My gentle babe Marina - whom, / for she was born at sea, I have nam'd so -”

2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

   “Marina Ovsyannikova, b. 1978”

3. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
4. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.

   “As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate.”

5. (Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Maritime Industry Authority.