noun
- a salt marsh, salt lake, or area where salt is produced naturally
Usage: geography
Examples
- The flamingos gathered at the salina to feed on brine shrimp.
- Ancient civilizations harvested salt from natural salinas.
- The salina stretched for miles across the desert landscape.
- Pink-colored algae gave the salina its distinctive hue.
- Migratory birds use the salina as a stopover point.
- The salina’s high salt content prevents most plants from growing there.