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English Dictionary: sabine	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for sabine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sabine adj of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines n a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico Synonym(s): Sabine, Sabine River 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabine \Sa"bine\, a. [L. Sabinus.] Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy. -- n. One of the Sabine people.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabine \Sab"ine\, n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. {Savin}.] (Bot.) See {Savin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safin[91], savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. {Sabine}.] [Written also {sabine}.] (Bot.) (a) A coniferous shrub ({Juniperus Sabina}) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh[d2]a, etc. (b) The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.)