Sabine
['seibain]
Definition
(noun.) a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.
(noun.) 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.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines .
Checker: Spenser--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.
(n.) One of the Sabine people.
(n.) See Savin.
Typed by Blanche
Definition
n. one of an ancient people of central Italy ultimately subjected by Rome 241 B.C.
Edited by Christine
Examples
- He can see the Alban Mountains, the Appenines, the Sabine Hills, and the blue Mediterranean. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The 3d infantry had selected camping grounds on the reservation at Fort Jessup, about midway between the Red River and the Sabine. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mother will be absent on a visit to her friends in the Sabine Hills. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I think we appreciated the great figure of David in the grand square, and the sculptured group they call the Rape of the Sabines. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was the Rape of the Sabines, and they chose it for the legs and busts. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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