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Definition of haven noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

haven

noun
 
/ˈheɪvn/
 
/ˈheɪvn/
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  1. a place that is safe and peaceful where people or animals are protected
    • The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity.
    • The river banks are a haven for wildlife.
    • The camp offers a haven to refugees.
    • This house is a haven of peace compared with ours.
    see also safe haven, tax haven
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • safe
    • tax
    • wildlife
    • …
    verb + haven
    • create
    • offer (somebody)
    • provide (somebody with)
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the haven
    • haven for
    • haven of
    • …
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    Word Originlate Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn; related to Dutch haven, German Hafen ‘harbour’.
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