cabin

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
  2. noun a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
  3. noun the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried

Etymology

From Middle English caban, cabane, from Old French cabane, from Medieval Latin capanna (“a cabin”); see further etymology there. Doublet of cabana and cabane.

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