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“cabin”
1. A small, often rough, sometimes primitive living space or accommodation; a log hut: Abraham Lincoln was born in a cabin.
2. The living space or quarters on a ship or boat: The captain's cabin is near the bridge of the ship.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin capanna, "cabin"; English gets the word cabin and also, via Spanish, cabana; literally, "small cabin", and also "beach cabin" or "small bath house".
2. The living space or quarters on a ship or boat: The captain's cabin is near the bridge of the ship.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin capanna, "cabin"; English gets the word cabin and also, via Spanish, cabana; literally, "small cabin", and also "beach cabin" or "small bath house".
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