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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ha•ven /ˈheɪvən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a place of shelter and safety;
    refuge.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ha•ven  (hā′vən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a harbor or port.
  2. any place of shelter and safety;
    refuge;
    asylum.

v.t. 
  1. 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. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See harbor. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
haven / ˈheɪvən/
  1. a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping
  2. a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter
  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

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