Sabine

¹ American  

[sey-bahyn] / ˈseɪ baɪn /

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.

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noun

1. one of the Sabine people.

2. the Italic language of the Sabines.

Sabine ² American  

[sey-bahyn, -bin, suh-been] / ˈseɪ baɪn, -bɪn, səˈbin /

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.

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Sabine British  

/ ˈsæbaɪn /

noun

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

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of Sabine

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Sabīnus

Example Sentences

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Sabine

Sabine Dulcio, a Haitian immigrant, runs an event-planning company in North Miami with a mostly Haitian staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Top parliament official Sabine Verheyen said the EU needed "robust concept mechanisms so creators retain control over their own image, voice" and more.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

To explain, let me take you back to April 15, when I tagged along with Sabine Phillips on her weekly three-hour inspection of the neighborhood’s chronic trash problem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

But the economics of the field have shifted in recent years, according to Sabine Hauert, a professor of swarm engineering at the University of Bristol in England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

Princess Sabine is craning over the edge of the table, vomiting into a bucket.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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