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Saba.

An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈseɪ.bə/
  1. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.

Where this word comes from

Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

name/ˈsɑː.bə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑ.bə/General-American
  1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba

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  1. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.

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  1. 34th Surah of Quran.

  2. A surname from Arabic.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).

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