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haven definition

ha·ven (hā′vən)

noun

  1. a port; harbor
  2. any sheltered, safe place; refuge

Etymology: ME < OE hæfen, akin to Ger hafen, LowG haff < IE *kapnos, haven < base *kap-: see have

transitive verb

to provide a haven for

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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