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sabine¹

noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of savin

Sabine²

  • /ˈseɪbaɪn/ US
  • /ˈsæbaɪn/ UK

Where it comes from

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

noun Sabines

  1. A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

Sabine³

  • /səˈbiːn/

Where it comes from

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

Sabine⁴

  • /səˈbiːn/

Where it 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.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sabine River: A river in Louisiana and Texas in the United States
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sabine County: A county of Texas, United States; the county is named for the river.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sabine Parish: A parish of Louisiana, United States; the parish is named for the river.
  4. abbreviation, ellipsis 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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sabine river, sabin, mrs, neches, sabean, suebian, sibilia, scibilia, salvia, senese, sabino, sibrian, saraceni, scibetta, bibisi, siciliano

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noun member of a tribe

ItalianoSabino
Русскийсаби́н sabín, сабиня́нин sabinjánin

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"sabine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sabine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sabine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sabine

Chicago

"sabine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sabine.

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@misc{sabine_2026,
  title = {sabine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sabine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}