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Sabine1 definition

Sa·bine (sā′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

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

Sabine2 definition

Sa·bine (sə bēn′)

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 (Sabine-Neches Waterway) connecting Beaumont, Tex., & Lake Charles, La., with the Gulf of Mexico

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

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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