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Marin

Marin proper noun: the place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).

Proper noun (1)

Marin

  1. The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
    • ‘But youʼre going down to Ventura and Marin to find out for sure?’1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 278
    • The Marin law went into effect at varying points around the county this summer and, after grace periods, jurisdictions have begun enforcing it — but only after riders have been stopped for another infraction, like running a red light.2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...

Proper noun (2)

Marin

  1. A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.

Proper noun (3)

Marin

  1. A female given name.

Origin of Marin

The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.

From Serbo-Croatian Marin, from Latin Marinus, from marinus.

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Phrases with Marin

Questions about Marin

What does Marin mean?
Marin means the place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
What part of speech is Marin?
Marin is a proper noun.

Words near Marin in the dictionary

  1. Marimekko chart
  2. Marimekko charts
  3. marimo
  4. marimonda
  5. marimondas
  6. Marin
  7. Marin City
  8. Marin County
  9. Marin Miwok
  10. marina
  11. Marina Bay

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