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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See {Saline},
     a.]
     A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the
     earth.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saline \Sal"ine\, n.
     1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues
        and other similar sources. [Written also {salin}.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium,
        sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
        [1913 Webster]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), a. [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt:
     cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See {Salt}.]
     1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline
        particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saline
       adj : containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {salty}]
       n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
           [syn: {saline solution}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Saline, LA (village, FIPS 67880)
    Location: 32.16401 N, 92.97697 W
    Population (1990): 272 (119 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Saline, MI (city, FIPS 71140)
    Location: 42.17581 N, 83.77998 W
    Population (1990): 6660 (2588 housing units)
    Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48176

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Saline -- U.S. County in Illinois
     Population (2000):    26733
     Housing Units (2000): 12360
     Land area (2000):     383.309486 sq. miles (992.766969 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.666633 sq. miles (9.496536 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    386.976119 sq. miles (1002.263505 sq. km)
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             37.753831 N, 88.540840 W
     Headwords:
      Saline
      Saline, IL
      Saline County
      Saline County, IL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Saline -- U.S. County in Kansas
     Population (2000):    53597
     Housing Units (2000): 22695
     Land area (2000):     719.612996 sq. miles (1863.789025 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.666204 sq. miles (4.315448 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    721.279200 sq. miles (1868.104473 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             38.807979 N, 97.612452 W
     Headwords:
      Saline
      Saline, KS
      Saline County
      Saline County, KS
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Saline -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    23756
     Housing Units (2000): 10019
     Land area (2000):     755.549580 sq. miles (1956.864345 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    9.036209 sq. miles (23.403673 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    764.585789 sq. miles (1980.268018 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             39.123835 N, 93.204459 W
     Headwords:
      Saline
      Saline, MO
      Saline County
      Saline County, MO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Saline -- U.S. County in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    13843
     Housing Units (2000): 5611
     Land area (2000):     575.337229 sq. miles (1490.116520 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.725439 sq. miles (1.878878 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    576.062668 sq. miles (1491.995398 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.545566 N, 97.093987 W
     Headwords:
      Saline
      Saline, NE
      Saline County
      Saline County, NE
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Saline -- U.S. County in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    83529
     Housing Units (2000): 33825
     Land area (2000):     723.461618 sq. miles (1873.756910 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.003032 sq. miles (18.137769 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    730.464650 sq. miles (1891.894679 sq. km)
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             34.616381 N, 92.636449 W
     Headwords:
      Saline
      Saline, AR
      Saline County
      Saline County, AR
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Saline, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    296
     Housing Units (2000): 133
     Land area (2000):     1.184397 sq. miles (3.067575 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.184397 sq. miles (3.067575 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            67880
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             32.164170 N, 92.977127 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Saline, LA
      Saline
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Saline, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
     Population (2000):    8034
     Housing Units (2000): 3213
     Land area (2000):     4.626959 sq. miles (11.983768 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.033033 sq. miles (0.085556 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.659992 sq. miles (12.069324 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            71140
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             42.170940 N, 83.779644 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     48176
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Saline, MI
      Saline
  

















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