Saba

[ sah-buh sey-buh ]

noun

1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
2. Biblical_name Sheba. an ancient kingdom in southwestern Arabia noted for its extensive trade, especially in spices and gems.

Saba

/ ˈsɑːbə /

noun

1. an island in the NE Caribbean, in the Netherlands Antilles. Pop: 1491 (2007 est). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
2. another name for Sheba 1

Example Sentences

Before the die-off, Saba’s coral cover — the part of a reef that consists of live hard coral rather than sponges, algae or other organisms — hovered around 50 percent.

From Science News

When booking your next travels, think Rila, Kanazawa, and Saba.

From The Daily Beast

One, Saba Ghorab, a medical student, even began contacting hospitals and medical schools in the United States.

From The Daily Beast

To what purpose do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and the sweet smelling cane from a far country?

From Project Gutenberg

Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils?

From Project Gutenberg

You see a few coffee-trees of a fine luxuriant p. 38growth; and nearly on the top of Saba stands the house of the post-holder.

From Project Gutenberg

All the productions found betwixt the plantations and the rock Saba are to be met with here.

From Project Gutenberg

About an hour above the rock of Saba stands the habitation of an Indian, called Simon, on the top of a hill.

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