sabine

from 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
from 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]
from 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]
from 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]
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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)
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
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