Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of some obscure tribes mentioned in the authorized version of the Bible, and regarded as the descendants of Seba, son of Cush; of Seba, son of Raamah; or of Sheba, son of Joktan. Compare Sabian.
  • Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia; Arabian.
  • noun A native or an inhabitant of that part of Arabia now called Yemen, the chief city of which was Saba. The Sabeans were extensive merchants of spices, perfumes, precious stones, etc., which they imported from India.
  • noun Same as Sabian.
  • noun Same as Sabian.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • Same as sabian.

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Examples

  • The police can not protect you against looters and sad but true sometimes these looters are the police themselves. wade sabean

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  • Can you imagine the conversation between two insanely moronic and incompetent GM's like hendry and sabean?

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  • Frequent sulking and coterrible defense. they should kill the giants this year ... it shouldnt even be close. good job, sabean! way to structure a team. didnt sabean used to be respected around the game?

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  • Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero? damn i really thought buster had a shot …. fuck you sabean

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  • i just dont get what youre looking at. you guys are like sabean. complacent. way too comfortable. you guys would be laughed off any east coast site. and those are real fans. they are all worried over their teams 'few holes. here, if youre worried at all, these idiots call it' doomer. 'are you kidding?

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