Definition of Laguna

1. Noun. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.

Exact synonyms: Lagoon, Lagune
Generic synonyms: Lake
Specialized synonyms: Liman

Definition of Laguna

1. lagoon [n -S] - See also: lagoon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laguna

lagomorphic
lagomorphs
lagoon
lagoon triggerfish
lagoonal
lagoons
lagophthalmia
lagophthalmic keratitis
lagophthalmos
lagopodes
lagopous
lagopus
lags
lagtime
lagtimes
laguna (current term)
lagunar
lagunas
lagune
lagunes
lah
lah-de-dah
lah-di-dah
lahar
lahars
lahmacun
lahmacuns
lahmajo
lahmajos
lahmajou

Literary usage of Laguna

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"The Sierra de la laguna is the main high mountain range in the arid state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is high and narrow, rising boldly from coastal ..."

2. Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico by Le Baron Bradford Prince (1915)
"CHAPTER XVII laguna With the possible exception of Isleta, laguna is the best known of all the pueblos to the traveler, as the main line of the Santa Fe ..."

3. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1904)
"Soon after the settlement of the colony Jose Maria Aragon took up his residence among the laguna Indians and married a woman of the tribe. ..."

4. The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific by Lilian Whiting (1906)
"laguna believed that San Jose would invest it with the same felicities enjoyed by the neighboring city, could they only secure the portrait, ..."

5. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"laguna CLAYS. By ALVIN J. Cox. (From the Laboratory of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Bureau of Science, Manila, PI) This investigation was undertaken at ..."

6. The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the State Earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1908)
"laguna Salada Valley. — In the valley of laguna Salada, the Ocean Shore Railroad ... Along the base of the cliffs south of laguna Salada, there were several ..."

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