Sabine

(bīn′)

noun

  1. a member of an ancient people living chiefly in the Apennines of central Italy, conquered by the Romans in the 3d century
  2. the Italic language of this people

Origin: ME Sabyn < L Sabinus < Sabine *Safini (pl.) < IE *swobho-, var. of *s(w)ebh-: see sib

river flowing from E Tex. south along the Tex.-La. border into the Gulf of Mexico: c. 550 mi (885 km): lower course is part of a system of channels () connecting Beaumont, Tex., & Lake Charles, La., with the Gulf of Mexico

Origin: Fr < Sp sabina, red cedar: named for the trees along its banks

See Sabine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A member of an ancient people of central Italy, conquered and assimilated by the Romans in 290 B.C.
  2. The Italic language of the Sabines.
adjective
Of or relating to the Sabines or their language or culture.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English Sabyn

Origin: , from Latin Sabīnus

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