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Sabine

sa·bine

UK/səˈbiːn/ US/ˈseɪbaɪn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico

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Origin

From French Sabines (“Rivière Sabines”) via sabine (“tree type”), from Spanish Sabinas (“Rio de Sabinas”), from sabina (“type of tree”), from Latin herba Sabina (“tree”), from Sabinus (“tribe”); named after the forests on the shores of the river. Named in 1716 by Spanish explorer Domingo Ramón.

Phrases

  • Sabine County
  • Sabine Free State
  • Sabine Lake
  • Sabine Parish

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