haven

haven
n
1. harbor, harborage, port, anchorage, moorage; inlet, cove, bay, gulf, bight; wharf, quay, pier, dock, landing.
2. asylum, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, safety zone, port in a storm, refuge, shelter; retreat, hospice, hermitage, cloister, ashram; nest, lair, den, cave, hole, dugout, abri; mew, cover, covert, coverture, hideout, hiding place, hideaway; stronghold, fortress, fortification, citadel, bastion, keep, safehold, tower, pillar, tower or pillar of strength, rock, rock of ages.

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  • Haven — is a harbor or anchorage protected from the sea, or, by extension, a place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.Haven may also refer to:Books and comics* Haven (Artemis Fowl), a place in the Artemis Fowl series * Haven (X Men), a villain in the X Men …   Wikipedia

  • Haven — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Annette Haven (* 1954), amerikanische Pornodarstellerin Edwin De Haven (1819–1865), amerikanischer Polarforscher und Seefahrer Lambert van Haven (1630–1695), als Maler und Architekt in Kopenhagen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Haven — Студийный альбом Dark Tranquillity Дата выпуска 17 июля 2000 Записан Studio Fredma …   Википедия

  • haven — UK US /ˈheɪvən/ noun [C] ► a safe place, especially a country where you can keep your money protected: »The island s tax regulations are so lax that it has become a haven for owners of offshore companies. → See also SAFE HAVEN(Cf. ↑safe haven),… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Häven — bezeichnet: einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Langen Jarchow im Landkreis Ludwigslust Parchim in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, siehe Häven (Langen Jarchow) eine Dorfschaft der Gemeinde Ratekau im Kreis Ostholstein in Schleswig Holstein, siehe Häven (Ratekau) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Haven — 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) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • haven — (n.) O.E. hæfen haven, port, from O.N. höfn haven, harbor or directly from P.Gmc. *hafno (Cf. Dan. havn, M.L.G. havene, Ger. Hafen), perhaps from PIE *kap to seize, hold contain (see HAVE (Cf. have)) on notion of place that holds ships, but Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • haven — [hā′vən] n. [ME < OE hæfen, akin to Ger hafen, LowG haff < IE * kapnos, haven < base * kap : see HAVE] 1. a port; harbor 2. any sheltered, safe place; refuge vt. to provide a haven for …   English World dictionary

  • Haven — Ha ven, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. Keats. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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