'Haven' definitions:

Definition of 'haven'

(from WordNet)
noun
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: haven, oasis]
noun
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: seaport, haven, harbor, harbour]

Definition of 'Haven'

From: GCIDE
  • 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, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]
  • 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. [1913 Webster]
  • What shipping and what lading 's in our haven. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Their haven under the hill. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Haven'

From: GCIDE
  • Haven \Ha"ven\, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'haven'

From: Easton
  • Haven a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.

Synonyms of 'haven'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Haven, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 :
30725
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.902306 N, 97.780957 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67543
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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