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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haven \Ha"ven\, n. [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h["o]fn, Sw hamn; akin to E. have and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see {Heave}); or akin to AS h[ae]f sea, Icel. & Sw haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.] 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. What shipping and what lading's in our haven. --Shak. Their haven under the hill. --Tennyson. 2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak. The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haven \Ha"ven\, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: haven n 1: place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {oasis}] 2: a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {harbor}, {harbour}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Haven, KS (city, FIPS 30725) Location: 37.90230 N, 97.78063 W Population (1990): 1198 (479 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67543 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Haven a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.
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