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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ha·ven       [hey-vuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a harbor or port.
2.any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.
–verb (used with object)
3.to shelter, as in a haven.

[Origin: bef. 1050; ME; OE hæfen; c. D haven, G Hafen, ON hǫfn; akin to OE hæf, ON haf sea]

ha·ven·less, adjective
ha·ven·ward, adverb

1. See harbor.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ha·ven       (hā'vən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.

tr.v.   ha·vened, ha·ven·ing, ha·vens
To put into or provide with a haven.


[Middle English, from Old English hæfen; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
haven 
O.E. hæfen, from O.N. hofn, from P.Gmc. *khafnaz (cf. M.L.G. havene, Ger. Hafen), perhaps from PIE *kap- "to seize, hold contain" (see have), but cf. also O.N. haf, O.E. hæf "sea." Figurative sense of "refuge," now practically the only sense, is c.1225.

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haven

noun
1. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary 
2. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: seaport

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Beach Haven West, NJ (CDP, FIPS 4120) Location: 39.67019 N, 74.23339 W
Population (1990): 4237 (4514 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

New Haven County, CT (county, FIPS 9) Location: 41.34897 N, 72.90035 W
Population (1990): 804219 (327079 housing units)
Area: 1569.0 sq km (land), 663.7 sq km (water)

Haven, KS (city, FIPS 30725) Location: 37.90230 N, 97.78063 W
Population (1990): 1198 (479 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67543

West Haven-Sylvan, OR (CDP, FIPS 80000) Location: 45.51780 N, 122.76767 W
Population (1990): 6009 (2745 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

East Haven, CT (CDP, FIPS 22980) Location: 41.29561 N, 72.86305 W
Population (1990): 26144 (10580 housing units)
Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06512, 06513

New Haven, MO (city, FIPS 51914) Location: 38.60747 N, 91.21813 W
Population (1990): 1757 (712 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63068

New Haven, VT Zip code(s): 05472

North Haven, CT (CDP, FIPS 54940) Location: 41.38091 N, 72.85636 W
Population (1990): 22249 (8244 housing units)
Area: 53.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06473

Vineyard Haven, MA (CDP, FIPS 71970) Location: 41.45599 N, 70.60560 W
Population (1990): 1762 (1302 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02568

North Haven, ME Zip code(s): 04853

Pine Haven, WY (town, FIPS 61610) Location: 44.34883 N, 104.81008 W
Population (1990): 141 (122 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 82721

San Haven, ND Zip code(s): 58329

Schuylkill Haven, PA (borough, FIPS 68312) Location: 40.62808 N, 76.17292 W
Population (1990): 5610 (2491 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17972

South Haven, KS (city, FIPS 66650) Location: 37.04913 N, 97.40032 W
Population (1990): 420 (191 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67140

South Haven, MI (city, FIPS 74980) Location: 42.40037 N, 86.27255 W
Population (1990): 5563 (2819 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49090

South Haven, MN (city, FIPS 61402) Location: 45.29147 N, 94.21586 W
Population (1990): 193 (75 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55382

West Haven, CT (city, FIPS 82800) Location: 41.27395 N, 72.96831 W
Population (1990): 54021 (22679 housing units)
Area: 28.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06516

White Haven, PA (borough, FIPS 84552) Location: 41.05526 N, 75.77722 W
Population (1990): 1132 (505 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 18661

Winter Haven, FL (city, FIPS 78275) Location: 28.04226 N, 81.72182 W
Population (1990): 24725 (12752 housing units)
Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 20.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33881

York Haven, PA (borough, FIPS 87080) Location: 40.11012 N, 76.71579 W
Population (1990): 758 (290 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17370

New Haven, IN (city, FIPS 52992) Location: 41.06900 N, 85.02514 W
Population (1990): 9320 (3531 housing units)
Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46774

New Haven, IL (village, FIPS 52506) Location: 37.90015 N, 88.12779 W
Population (1990): 459 (225 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62867

Belle Haven, VA (town, FIPS 5912) Location: 37.55392 N, 75.82914 W
Population (1990): 526 (245 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23306

East Haven, VT Zip code(s): 05837

Fair Haven, NJ (borough, FIPS 22440) Location: 40.36045 N, 74.03779 W
Population (1990): 5270 (1967 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07704

Fair Haven, VT (CDP, FIPS 25450) Location: 43.59575 N, 73.27106 W
Population (1990): 2432 (1007 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 05743

Fish Haven, ID Zip code(s): 83287

Glen Haven, WI Zip code(s): 53810

Grand Haven, MI (city, FIPS 33340) Location: 43.05526 N, 86.22419 W
Population (1990): 11951 (5218 housing units)
Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49417

Lock Haven, PA (city, FIPS 44128) Location: 41.13594 N, 77.45322 W
Population (1990): 9230 (3302 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17745

Lynn Haven, FL (city, FIPS 41825) Location: 30.24285 N, 85.65165 W
Population (1990): 9298 (3632 housing units)
Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 3.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32444

Moore Haven, FL (city, FIPS 46550) Location: 26.83378 N, 81.09769 W
Population (1990): 1432 (684 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33471

New Haven, CT (city, FIPS 52000) Location: 41.31010 N, 72.92407 W
Population (1990): 130474 (54057 housing units)
Area: 48.8 sq km (land), 3.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06510, 06511, 06515, 06519

Green Haven, MD (CDP, FIPS 34975) Location: 39.13670 N, 76.54011 W
Population (1990): 14416 (5067 housing units)
Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Belle Haven, VA (CDP, FIPS 5928) Location: 38.77730 N, 77.05745 W
Population (1990): 6427 (3233 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)

New Haven, MI (village, FIPS 57380) Location: 42.73260 N, 82.79411 W
Population (1990): 2331 (824 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Fair Haven, MI (CDP, FIPS 27140) Location: 42.67740 N, 82.64812 W
Population (1990): 1505 (653 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 4.5 sq km (water)

New Haven, KY (city, FIPS 55758) Location: 37.65919 N, 85.58929 W
Population (1990): 796 (305 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Fair Haven, NY (village, FIPS 24988) Location: 43.32573 N, 76.70243 W
Population (1990): 895 (711 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)

South Haven, IN (CDP, FIPS 71288) Location: 41.54358 N, 87.13391 W
Population (1990): 6112 (1934 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

New Haven, WV (town, FIPS 58564) Location: 38.98798 N, 81.96746 W
Population (1990): 1632 (698 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Rest Haven, GA (town, FIPS 64792) Location: 34.13308 N, 83.97794 W
Population (1990): 176 (67 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

North Haven, NY (village, FIPS 52188) Location: 41.02362 N, 72.31575 W
Population (1990): 713 (505 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Beach Haven, NJ (borough, FIPS 3940) Location: 39.56407 N, 74.24534 W
Population (1990): 1475 (2569 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)

North Beach Haven, NJ (CDP, FIPS 52410) Location: 39.60017 N, 74.21189 W
Population (1990): 2413 (6037 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Haven

Ha"ven\, n. [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h["o]fn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. h[ae]f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]

1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.

What shipping and what lading's in our haven. --Shak.

Their haven under the hill. --Tennyson.

2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak.

The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller.

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Haven

Ha"ven\, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Haven

a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.

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