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SABINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Sabine; Sabine River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Sabine" is a part of...):

Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sabine" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Sabine" is a member of...):

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sabine (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)

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