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Sabine.

A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈseɪbaɪn/General-American/ˈsæbaɪn/UK
  1. A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).

name/səˈbiːn/
  1. A female given name.

Where this word comes from

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

name/səˈbiːn/
  1. Ellipsis of Sabine River: A river in Louisiana and Texas in the United States

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  2. Ellipsis of Sabine County: A county of Texas, United States; the county is named for the river.

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  3. Ellipsis of Sabine Parish: A parish of Louisiana, United States; the parish is named for the river.

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  4. Ellipsis of Sabine Lake: A former lake, a bay on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Sabine River, on the border of Louisiana and Texas in the United States

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Where this word comes from

From French Sabines (“Rivière Sabines”) via sabine (“tree type”), from Spanish Sabinas (“Rio de Sabinas”), from sabina (“type of tree”), from Latin herba Sabina (“tree”), from Sabinus (“tribe”); named after the forests on the shores of the river. Named in 1716 by Spanish explorer Domingo Ramón.

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