/ˈkæbɪn/
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Translation
A small, simple house made of wood, or a room to sleep in on a ship.
Word origin
From Old French cabane, a hut, from Late Latin capanna.
- Origin
- Late Latin
- Root
- capanna
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcabins
Examples
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Here "cabin" is a small wooden house in the countryside.
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On a ship, a "cabin" is the room where you sleep.
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A "log cabin" is a cabin made from whole tree trunks.
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