Definition of haven

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< havelock

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ha·ven    (hvn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ha·vened , ha·ven·ing , ha·vens

To put into or provide with a haven.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English hæfen; see kap- in Indo-European roots

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