Sabine

¹

[ sey-bahyn ]

adjective

1. of or belonging to an ancient people of central Italy who lived chiefly in the Apennines northeast of Rome and were subjugated by the Romans about 290 b.c.

noun

1. one of the Sabine people.
2. the Italic language of the Sabines.

Sabine

²

[ sey-bahyn, -bin suh-been ]

noun

1. Wallace Clement (Ware), 1868–1919, U.S. physicist: pioneered research in acoustics.
2. a river flowing SE and S from NE Texas, forming the boundary between Texas and Louisiana and then through Sabine Lake to the Gulf of Mexico. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

Sabine

/ ˈsæbaɪn /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people who lived in central Italy northeast of Rome

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to this people or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabine¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Sabīnus

Example Sentences

A Buddhist family sued Sabine Parish School Board for violating their right to religious freedom.

From The Daily Beast

According to Ministry of Interior spokeswoman Sabine Hadad, 701 families filed for naturalization under the 2010 criteria.

From The Daily Beast

He himself had two in town and eight on his little Sabine farm, and he was a poor man and his father had been a slave.

From Project Gutenberg

Marched at five o'clock and arrived at the Sabine river at eight; forded it.

From Project Gutenberg

Marched ourselves at two o'clock, and arrived at the river Sabine by five.

From Project Gutenberg

Crossed the Sabine river and came about one league on this side to a little prairie, where we encamped.

From Project Gutenberg

The river Toyac is a small stream, which discharges into the gulf of Mexico, at the same bay with the Sabine, in about lat.

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