haven

UK: /ˈheɪv^ən/ US: /ˈheɪvən/ ,(hā′vən)

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ha•ven /ˈheɪvən/   n. [countable]

1. a place of shelter and safety;
   refuge.

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ha•ven  (hā′vən), n. 

1. a harbor or port.
2. any place of shelter and safety;
   refuge;
   asylum.

v.t. 

3. to shelter, as in a haven.

• bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea

ha′ven•less, adj. 
ha′ven•ward, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. See harbor. 

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haven / ˈheɪv^ən/ noun

1. a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping
2. a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter

verb

1. (transitive) to secure or shelter in or as if in a haven

Etymology: Old English hæfen, from Old Norse höfn; related to Middle Dutch havene, Old Irish cuan to bend