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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico;
[syn: Sabine, Sabine River]

2. 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;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sabine \Sa"bine\, a. [L. Sabinus.] Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy. -- n. One of the Sabine people. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sabine \Sab"ine\, n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. Savin.] (Bot.) See Savin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safinae, 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, amenorrhoea, etc. (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.) [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Sabine adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines n 1: a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: Sabine, Sabine River] 2: 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