Sabine
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines
Sabine, Sabine River
(noun) a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
Sabine
(noun) a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sabine (plural Sabines)
a member of an ancient tribe of Italy.
Sabine
A female given name.
Sabine
a river in Louisiana and Texas, USA; see Sabine River.
• Baines, nabies
sabine
(botany) Alternative form of savin
• Baines, nabies
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"bine, a. Etym: [L. Sabinus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.
– n.
Definition: One of the Sabine people.
Sab"ine, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. Savin.] (Bot.)
Definition: See Savin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
