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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

haven
    n 1: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn:
         haven, oasis]
    2: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
       [syn: seaport, haven, harbor, harbour]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Haven \Ha"ven\, v. t.
   To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Haven \Ha"ven\ (h[=a]"v'n), n. [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG.
   haven, G. hafen, MHG. 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.
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            What shipping and what lading 's in our haven.
                                                  --Shak.
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            Their haven under the hill.           --Tennyson.
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   2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak.
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            The haven, or the rock of love.       --Waller.
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4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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.

5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

HAVEN. A place calculated for the reception of ships, and so situated, in 
regard to the surrounding land, that the vessel may ride at anchor in it in 
safety. Hale, de Port. Mar. c. 2; 2 Chit. Com. Law, 2; 15 East, R. 304, 5. 
Vide Creek; Port; Road.

6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Haven, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    1175
   Housing Units (2000): 498
   Land area (2000):     0.545887 sq. miles (1.413842 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.545887 sq. miles (1.413842 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            30725
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.902306 N, 97.780957 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     67543
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Haven, KS
    Haven

Thesaurus Results for Haven:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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