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Sabine

Syllabification: (Sa·bine)
Definition of Sabine

adjective

  • of, relating to, or denoting an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines in Italy, northeast of Rome, who feature in early Roman legends and were incorporated into the Roman state in 290 bc.

noun

  • a member of the Sabines.

Origin:

from Latin Sabinus

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