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sabine

/ˈsæbaɪn//ˈseɪbaɪn/

sabine is the alternative form of savin.

Meaning of savin

Noun

savin (countable and uncountable, plural savins)

  1. The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
    Synonyms:
    bastard killer, cover-shame, savin juniper
  2. The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.
    • th'aged Nurse her calling to her bowre, / Had gathered Rew, and Sauine, and the flowre / Of Camphara, and Calamint, and Dill, / All which she in a earthen Pot did poure [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  3. The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

See all 4 meanings of savin

Noun capitalized: Sabine

Sabine (plural Sabines)

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

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Sabine

IPA/səˈbiːn/

Sabine

  1. A female given name.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Sabine

IPA/səˈbiːn/

Sabine

  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

Forms of sabine

pluralSabines

Origin of sabine

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

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

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.

Words formed from sabine

Phrases with sabine

Questions about sabine

What does sabine mean?
Sabine means a member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.
What is sabine the alternative form of?
Sabine is the alternative form of savin.
What part of speech is sabine?
Sabine can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sabine?
Sabine is pronounced /ˈseɪbaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of sabine?
The plural of sabine is Sabines.

Words near sabine in the dictionary

  1. Sabin vaccines
  2. Sabina
  3. sabinaite
  4. Sabinas brittle hair syndrome
  5. Sabinas syndrome
  6. sabine
  7. Sabine County
  8. Sabine Parish
  9. Sabine River
  10. Sabine's
  11. Sabine's gull

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sabine (page history and authors); Sabine (page history and authors); savin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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