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Malina

Malina proper noun: the ship of characters Malyen "Mal" Oretsev and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.

Proper noun

Malina

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Malyen "Mal" Oretsev and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
    • Netflix’s popular show Shadow and Bone will finally be a treat for ‘Malina’ fans.2022 December 26, “Netflix 'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 teases Alina, Mal story with new image”, in The News International, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2023
    • The “Malina” against “Darklina” binarity was fully acknowledged by Netflix and used for the further promotion of the story (see, e.g., Still Watching Netflix, 2021).2025, Jana Radošinská, Zdenko Mago, “Fandom and Participation in the Spotlight: Expressions of Fan Culture Related to Superhero Movie Universes”, in Lucia Furtáková, editor, Stories on Our Screens...

Origin of Malina

Blend of Mal + Alina.

Questions about Malina

What does Malina mean?
Malina means the ship of characters Malyen "Mal" Oretsev and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
What part of speech is Malina?
Malina is a proper noun.

Words near Malina in the dictionary

  1. malimbes
  2. Malimono
  3. Malin
  4. Malin Bridge
  5. Malin Head
  6. Malina
  7. Malinalxochitl
  8. Malinao
  9. Malinas
  10. Malinda
  11. Malindi

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