marin

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5

Definition of marin

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  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?’”
    “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.”
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name

  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?’”
    “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.”
  2. A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.
  3. A female given name.

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Etymology

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.

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