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Saba

[ sah-buh sey-buh ]

noun

  1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
  2. Biblical_name Sheba. an ancient kingdom in southwestern Arabia noted for its extensive trade, especially in spices and gems.


Saba

/ ˈsɑːbə /

noun

  1. an island in the NE Caribbean, in the Netherlands Antilles. Pop: 1491 (2007 est). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
  2. See Sheba
    another name for Sheba 1


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Before the die-off, Saba’s coral cover — the part of a reef that consists of live hard coral rather than sponges, algae or other organisms — hovered around 50 percent.

When booking your next travels, think Rila, Kanazawa, and Saba.

One, Saba Ghorab, a medical student, even began contacting hospitals and medical schools in the United States.

To what purpose do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and the sweet smelling cane from a far country?

Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils?

You see a few coffee-trees of a fine luxuriant p. 38growth; and nearly on the top of Saba stands the house of the post-holder.

All the productions found betwixt the plantations and the rock Saba are to be met with here.

About an hour above the rock of Saba stands the habitation of an Indian, called Simon, on the top of a hill.

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