sabine

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US/ˈseɪbaɪn/UK/ˈsæbaɪn//səˈbiːn/

noun

A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

OriginLatin Sabinus ← Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ- →
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Meanings

sabine1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of savin.

Sabine2

nounSabine (plural Sabines)

plural Sabines

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

Sabine3

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

Sabine4

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

Origin

Sabine · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sebʰ-
  2. LatinSabinus
  3. EnglishSabine

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

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Sabine · proper noun

From the Latin saint's name Sabina.

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Sabine · proper noun

  1. Latinherba Sabina“tree”
  2. SpanishSabinas“Rio de Sabinas”
  3. FrenchSabines“Rivière Sabines”
  4. EnglishSabine

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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Translations

Dutch Sabijn
  • Sabijnmember of a tribe
Irish Saibíneach
  • Saibíneachmember of a tribe
Italian Sabino
  • Sabinomember of a tribe
Russian саби́н, сабиня́нин
  • саби́н (sabín)member of a tribe
  • сабиня́нин (sabinjánin)member of a tribe

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Cite this entry
APA

sabine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabine

MLA

“sabine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabine.

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