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see|harbor
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Alternative spellings
herberwe italbrac|obsolete
harborough italbrac|obsolete
harbor italbrac|now US

Etymology
Apparently from unattested Old English *herebeorg (here#Old English|here �army� + gebeorg|ġebeorg �shelter�), or directly from (or influenced by) cognate Old Norse herbergi. Cognate with Dutch herberg, German Herberge �hospice�, Swedish härbärge.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�h�:b�/ (UK), IPA|/�h�rb�r/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)b�(r)|-��(r)b�(r)

Noun
en-noun CE

1. context|obsolete|uncountable shelter|Shelter, refuge.
2. A place of shelter or refuge.

#: The neighbourhood is a well-known harbour for petty thieves.

1. obsolete A house of the zodiac.

#*Late C14: To ech of hem his tyme and his seson, / As thyn herberwe chaungeth lowe or heighe � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Franklin�s Tale�, Canterbury Tales

1. A sheltered area for ships; a piece of water adjacent to land in which ships may stop to load and unload.

#: The city has an excellent natural harbour.

Translations
trans-top|place of shelter
Finnish: turvapaikka, turvasatama
trans-mid
French: havre m
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trans-top|for ships
Afrikaans: hawe
Bulgarian: п�и��ани�е (pristánište) n
Chinese: 港 (g�ng)
Danish: havn g|Danish
Esperanto: haveno
Finnish: satama
French: port m
German: Hafen m
Hawaiian: hono
trans-mid
Hungarian: kiköt�
Malay: bandar
Maori: whanga
Polish: port m
Russian: гаван� (gávan�) f
Spanish: puerto m
Welsh: harbwr m
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To provide shelter or refuge for.

#: The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.

Translations
trans-top|provide refuge for
Finnish: suojella, tarjota suojapaikka
trans-mid
French: abriter
Portuguese: abrigar
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See also
dock
haven

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