Sabine
1of 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.
one of the Sabine people.
the Italic language of the Sabines.
Origin of Sabine
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Wallace Clement (Ware), 1868–1919, U.S. physicist: pioneered research in acoustics.
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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How to use Sabine in a sentence
The rape of the Sabines is another incident suggesting the same conclusion.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtTishy gave her account of it, but before she had done the Professor was thinking about Sabines or Lucanians.
Somehow Good | William de MorganThe Latins and the Sabines were more alike, and also more like the Greeks.
Young Folks' History of Rome | Charlotte Mary YongeI heard from the Sabines that you were thinking of giving up Borneo; I hope that this report may prove true.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinThe Sabines and Romans were still striving for the mastery, and a husbandman among the Sabines had a wonderfully beautiful cow.
Young Folks' History of Rome | Charlotte Mary Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for Sabine
/ (ˈsæbaɪn) /
a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people who lived in central Italy northeast of Rome
of, characteristic of, or relating to this people or their language
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