Origin of cabin
1325–75; Middle English
cabane < Middle French < Old Provençal
cabana < Late Latin
capanna (Isidore of Seville), of uncertain, perhaps pre-Latin orig.; spelling with
i perhaps by influence of French
cabine (see
cabinet)
SYNONYMS FOR cabin
6 quarters,
compartment.
OTHER WORDS FROM cabin
un·cab·ined, adjectiveWords nearby cabin
cabet,
cabeza de vaca,
cabezon,
cabildo,
cabimas,
cabin,
cabin attendant,
cabin boy,
cabin class,
cabin court,
cabin cruiser
Example sentences from the Web for cabin
British Dictionary definitions for cabin
cabin
/ (ˈkæbɪn) /
noun
verb
to confine in a small space
Word Origin for cabin
C14: from Old French
cabane, from Old Provençal
cabana, from Late Latin
capanna hut