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Definition of 'haven'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  • * Shakespeare
  • what shipping and what lading's in our haven
  • * Tennyson
  • their haven under the hill
  • (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
  • * {{quote-news
  • |year=2011 |date=December 21 |author=Helen Pidd |title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis |work=the Guardian citation |page= |passage=Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.}}

    Synonyms

    * refuge * sanctuary * zoar

    Derived terms

    * tax haven

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To put into, or provide with a haven.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    Similar to 'haven'

    heaven, hyphen, happen, heben, hippin, hoven, havan, huboon, heppen, hooven