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Definition of: Sabean
(sə·bē′ən) adjective
Of or pertaining to ancient Sheba, its people, or their language.
—noun
1. One of an ancient people of the kingdom of Sheba in SW Arabia in the first millennium B.C.: noted for their commerce and their wealth.
2. The Southwest Semitic language of these people. Also Sa·bae′an. [<L Sabaeus <Gk. Sabaios <Saba Sheba <Arabic Saba' <Hebrew Shebā]
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