adj
Meaning 1
Containing salt; salty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
saline
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈseɪ.lin/
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Australian: /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/
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New-Zealand: /ˈsæɪ.laɪn/
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adj
Meaning 2
Resembling salt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a saline taste
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Saline Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 8
A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
Water containing dissolved salt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
containing salt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a saline substance
- salty tears
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noun
Meaning 12
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: saline solution
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Broader terms: isotonic solution, isosmotic solution
History
Etymology
PIE word *sḗh2l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: солен (solen) — salty
- Catalan: salí — salty
- Czech: solný — salty
- Czech: slaný — salty
- Finnish: suolainen — salty
- French: salin — salty
- Galician: salino — salty
- German: salzhaltig — salty
- Greek: αλατούχος (alatoúchos) — salty
- Greek: αλατώδης (alatódis) — salty
- Hindi: खारा (khārā) — salty
- Irish: salanda — salty
- Italian: salino — salty
- Norwegian Bokmål: saltholdig — salty
- Norwegian Nynorsk: salthaldig — salty
- Persian: شور (šur) — salty
- Polish: słony — salty
- Polish: zasolony — salty
- Portuguese: salino — salty
- Romanian: salin — salty
- Russian: соляно́й (soljanój) — salty
- Russian: солево́й (solevój) — salty
- Russian: солёный (soljónyj) — salty
- Spanish: salino — salty
- Spanish: salífero — salty
- Swedish: salthaltig — salty
- Tagalog: maalat — salty
- Turkish: tuzlu — salty
- Ukrainian: соло́ний (solónyj) — salty
- German: Saline — place where salt is collected
Real reading context