Sabine

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sabine \Sab"ine\, n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the
     Sabines. Cf. {Savin}.] (Bot.)
     See {Savin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sabine
       n : a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of
           Mexico [syn: {Sabine River}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sabine -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    23459
     Housing Units (2000): 13671
     Land area (2000):     865.265038 sq. miles (2241.026064 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    146.245561 sq. miles (378.774247 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1011.510599 sq. miles (2619.800311 sq. km)
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             31.559894 N, 93.558327 W
     Headwords:
      Sabine
      Sabine, LA
      Sabine Parish
      Sabine Parish, LA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sabine -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    10469
     Housing Units (2000): 7659
     Land area (2000):     490.268814 sq. miles (1269.790346 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    86.342394 sq. miles (223.625764 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    576.611208 sq. miles (1493.416110 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.339367 N, 93.857347 W
     Headwords:
      Sabine
      Sabine, TX
      Sabine County
      Sabine County, TX