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" It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million."
Al Jardine

Meaning of "safe haven" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SAFE HAVEN

seɪf ˈheɪvən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAFE HAVEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Safe haven is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAFE HAVEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Safe haven

Safe haven may refer to: ▪ Safe Haven , an American novel by Nicholas Sparks ▪ Safe Haven, a 2013 American film adapted from the novel ▪ Safe Haven, a 2009 American short film starring Daniela Ruah ▪ Safe haven games, also called bat-and-ball games ▪ Safe Havens, a syndicated comic strip drawn by cartoonist Bill Holbrook ▪ Safe-haven currency, a currency believed to be a safe investment, especially in an unstable market ▪ Safe-haven law, for the decriminalization of leaving unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state ▪ Safe Haven Museum and Education Center, in Oswego, New York.

Definition of safe haven in the English dictionary

The first definition of safe haven in the dictionary is a place in a country offering protection or refuge to people in danger. Other definition of safe haven is a relief or refuge. Safe haven is also an investment that would still have most of its value if the stock market crashed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAFE HAVEN

Avon · close-shaven · craven · driven · given · graven · haven · liven · maven · mavin · Newhaven · raven · riven · shaven · smooth-shaven · Stratford-upon-Avon · Sullivan · test-driven · unforgiven · unshaven

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAFE HAVEN

safe · safe area · safe as houses · safe conduct · safe deposit box · safe harbour · safe house · safe passage · safe period · safe seat · safe sex · safe surfing · safe-blower · safe-breaker · safe-conduct · safe-cracker · safe-deposit · safecracking · safeguard · safeguard clause

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAFE HAVEN

Bremerhaven · clean-shaven · Cuxhaven · daven · heaven · hog heaven · in seventh heaven · leaven · Midheaven · Milford Haven · New Haven · night raven · overleaven · sea raven · seventh heaven · tax haven · Traven · tree of heaven · Wilhelmshaven

Synonyms and antonyms of safe haven in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAFE HAVEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «safe haven» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «safe haven» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SAFE HAVEN

Find out the translation of safe haven to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of safe haven from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «safe haven» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

> 安全区
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

refugio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

safe haven
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सुरक्षित ठिकाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملاذ آمن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

убежищем
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

zona protegida
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাপদ স্বর্গ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

zone de sécurité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tempat selamat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Zufluchtsort
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

安全な避難所
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

안전한 피신처
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Safe haven
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi trú ẩn an toàn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பான புகலிடம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सुरक्षित आश्रयस्थान
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

güvenli bölge
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

zona protetta
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

bezpieczne schronienie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

притулком
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

refugiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφαλές καταφύγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veilige hawe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fristad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trygg havn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of safe haven

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFE HAVEN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of safe haven
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «safe haven».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about safe haven

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SAFE HAVEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word safe haven.
1
Matt Bomer
When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind.
2
Bruce Conner
When I was in New York it was like a maze, a rat maze, going from one little box to another little box and passing through passageways to get from one safe haven to another.
3
Olafur Eliasson
It would be wrong to say that the city of Berlin is not regulated. What I think is more interesting is to what extent a city creates a sort of safe haven for its users, so that people feel confident that the city works on their behalf.
4
Julia Gillard
Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.
5
Hill Harper
I think the number one safe haven where people put their money is to invest in yourself first.
6
Israel Horovitz
Lou Tyrrell has created a theatre that is a safe haven for playwrights, a birthing center for new American writing. Arts Garage has created a vital, enthusiastic audience for theatre, music, painting and sculpture in Delray Beach.
7
Al Jardine
It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million.
8
Jane Leavy
For Mantle, the Yankees' locker room was a sanctuary, a safe haven where he was understood, accepted and, when necessary, exonerated.
9
Michael J. Massimino
For me, the Earth had always been a kind of a safe haven, you know, where I could go to work or be in my home or take my kids to school. But I realized it really wasn't that. It really is its own spaceship. And I had always been a space traveler.
10
Scott McClellan
A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAFE HAVEN»

Discover the use of safe haven in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to safe haven and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Safe Haven (Enhanced Edition)
But even as Katie starts to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts her . . . (The enhanced ebook includes video clips from the movie, interviews with Nicholas Sparks, Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, and Lasse ...
Nicholas Sparks, 2013
2
Safe Haven
With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
Nicholas Sparks, 2012
3
Safe Haven
Eventually, though, Katie realizes that a choice must be made between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards ...and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
Nicholas Sparks, 2010
4
Safe Haven
Katie, a newcomer to the small town of Southport, North Carolina, resists forming any personal ties until she is drawn into relationships with Alex, a young widower, and Jo, her plainspoken single neighbor, who help her overcome her fearful ...
Nicholas Sparks, 2010
5
Safe Haven?: A History of Refugees in America
"Haines brings his long personal history with refugees dating to the Vietnam War era together with his skills and knowledge from academia and government service to weave a historical and contemporary tapestry of refugee life in America that ...
David Haines, 2010
6
Safe Haven Marriage
Creating a safe haven for each other in a marriage can enable a couple to weather any storm.
Archibald D. Hart, 2003
7
Safe Haven: The Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women
In this groundbreaking work, urban anthropologist Rae Bridgman, in careful and intimate detail, explores the perspectives of the women who work and live at Savard's, a unique shelter for homeless women.
Rae Bridgman, 2003
8
Safe Haven
Alyson needed security in her home and Rick, from the Safe Haven security company, was about to install more than an alarm system. The passion alarms went off in Alyson and she didn't want to turn them off.
Andrea Glenn, 2007
9
Safe Haven, Book Three
A place of safety and light, surrounded by magic and darkness.Now that the survivors have made it to Safe Haven, the hard work of finding a safe place begins.
Angela White, 2010
10
Life After War: The Survivor's
Life After War is a series of books about a group of people who live through a nuclear war and come together in the awful aftermath to help rebuild.
Angela White, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAFE HAVEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term safe haven is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is lacklustre gold losing its aura as a safe haven?
THE price of gold has collapsed to a five-year low, spelling disaster for ordinary savers who bought the precious metal as a safe haven for their money. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Greek business exodus to 'safe haven' Bulgaria
Sofia (AFP) - Faced with a deep economic crisis at home, at least 11,000 Greek companies have found a safe haven in neighbouring low-wage Bulgaria -- the ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
A new safe haven in a volatile market
The volatility in global equity markets caused by Greece's debt defaults and China's burst stockmarket bubble has increased caution among investors and put ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Initiating 'Safe Haven': 200000 July 4 revelers get shelter from the …
It wasn't a drill. It was happening, and now: Open the doors, suspend the bag checks, turn off the magnetometers, let everyone inside. The plan had been ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Sherri Day: A racist act in a safe haven
Churches are supposed to be safe havens: places of comfort during times of bereavement, lighthouses to help the lost chart their way, spiritual batteries to ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
6
Police Set up Safe Havens for Online Transactions
The areas, sometimes dubbed “safe zones” or “safe havens,” deter criminals by virtue of their location on law-enforcement property that is under constant video ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
7
Opinion: The dollar as a safe haven is a 'fact that is not a fact'
In recent years, few things in the investment world have attained the status of received wisdom more than the idea that the U.S. dollar is a “safe haven” in ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
8
Mother turns 3-week-old baby over to Metairie firefighters under …
Authorities say a mother gave her 3-week-old son to Metairie firefighters under the state's Safe Haven law, telling them that she could no longer care for the baby ... «NOLA.com, May 15»
9
No Safe Haven in Hong Kong
Everyone's long known that China's stock market is a rigged, non-transparent mess. That's a problem for Beijing certainly, but it's also now a problem for Hong ... «Bloomberg View, May 15»
10
British property has become a safe haven for stolen cash
London (AFP) - British property is a safe haven for money stolen from around the world, with tens of thousands of London properties owned by secretive ... «Business Insider, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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