Haven Definition

hāvən
havens
noun
havens
A port; harbor.
Webster's New World
Any sheltered, safe place; refuge.
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verb
To provide a haven for.
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Origin of Haven

  • Old English hæfen, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), or from Proto-Indo-European *kopno- (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven').

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English hæfen kap- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Haven Sentence Examples

  • As thus founded, New Haven was town and colony combined.

  • It is served by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railway.

  • The trouble is, my ranch has been a safe haven and even headquarters for the wolf population around here.

  • It was from Milford Haven that Henry II.

  • The streams and rivers that run down the mountains are a haven for outdoor sports.

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