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Sabine

(sā′bīn′)

noun

a member of an ancient people living chiefly in the Apennines of central Italy, conquered by the Romans in the 3d century
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