noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkæbɪn/
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rhymes with -æbɪn
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 B AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hut, shack, shed
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A private room on a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the captain’s cabin
Passengers shall remain in their cabins.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The passenger area of an airplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A signal box.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A small room; an enclosed place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To place in a cabin or other small space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To limit the scope of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To live in, or as if in, a cabin; to lodge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compartment
Narrower terms: pressure cabin
14
noun
Meaning 14
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compartment
Narrower terms: stateroom
15
noun
Meaning 15
a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
Narrower terms: log cabin
16
verb
Meaning 16
confine to a small space, such as a cabin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confine
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
209 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kabinë
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
زِمْلِك
(zimlik)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
خُصّ
(ḵuṣṣ)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
عُشَّة
(ʕušša)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
عَشِيش
(ʕašīš)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
كُوخ
(kūḵ)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
تَخْشِيبَة
(taḵšība)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Arabic:
كبينة
(kabīna)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Azerbaijani:
daxma
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Belarusian:
хаці́на
(xacína)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Belarusian:
халу́па
(xalúpa)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Belarusian:
ха́та
(xáta)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Bengali:
কেবিন
(kebin)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Bulgarian:
коли́ба
(kolíba)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Bulgarian:
хи́жа
(híža)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Catalan:
cabana
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Chinese Mandarin:
茅舍
(máoshè)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Chinese Mandarin:
小屋
(xiǎowū)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Chinese Mandarin:
木屋
(mùwū)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
srub
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
chata
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
chatrč
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
chýše
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
salaš
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Czech:
chaloupka
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Danish:
hytte
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Dutch:
hut
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Esperanto:
kabano
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Finnish:
mökki
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
French:
cabane
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
German:
Hütte
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
German:
Blockhütte
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ancient Greek:
καλύβη
(kalúbē)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Hungarian:
kunyhó
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Hungarian:
kalyiba
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Icelandic:
bjálkahús
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ido:
kabano
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Irish:
bothán
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Italian:
capanna
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Italian:
rustico
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Japanese:
小屋
(koya)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Korean:
소옥
(sook)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Korean:
오두막집
(odumakjip)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Korean:
오두막
(odumak)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Latin:
casa
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Louisiana Creole:
kabann
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Louisiana Creole:
kabònn
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Macedonian:
ко́либа
(kóliba)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Macedonian:
ку́ќичка
(kúḱička)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Malay:
pondok
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Mòcheno:
hitt
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Norman:
cabanne
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Norwegian Bokmål:
hytte
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Plautdietsch:
Kot
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Polish:
chata
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Portuguese:
cabana
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Russian:
хи́жина
(xížina)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Russian:
до́мик
(dómik)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Russian:
лачу́га
(lačúga)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Serbo-Croatian:
бр̀внара
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀либа
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Serbo-Croatian:
br̀vnara
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Serbo-Croatian:
kòliba
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovak:
chata
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovak:
koliba
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovak:
salaš
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovak:
zrub
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovak:
búda
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Slovene:
koča
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Spanish:
barraca
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Spanish:
cabaña
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Swedish:
hydda
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Tagalog:
dampa
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Tagalog:
kalambakod
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Turkish:
kulübe
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ukrainian:
хати́на
(xatýna)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ukrainian:
хи́жа
(xýža)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ukrainian:
халу́па
(xalúpa)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Ukrainian:
ха́та
(xáta)
— small dwelling, especially one made of logs
Bulgarian:
хи́жа
(híža)
— informal: chalet or lodge
Finnish:
mökki
— informal: chalet or lodge
Russian:
до́мик
(dómik)
— informal: chalet or lodge
Arabic:
قَمَرَة
(qamara)
— private room on a ship
Arabic:
قَمْرَة
(qamra)
— private room on a ship
Belarusian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— private room on a ship
Bulgarian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— private room on a ship
Catalan:
cabina
— private room on a ship
Chinese Mandarin:
艙房 /舱房
(cāngfáng)
— private room on a ship
Chinese Mandarin:
客艙 /客舱
(kècāng)
— private room on a ship
Chinese Mandarin:
艙 /舱
(cāng)
— private room on a ship
Chinese Mandarin:
船艙 /船舱
(chuáncāng)
— private room on a ship
Czech:
kajuta
— private room on a ship
Dutch:
kajuit
— private room on a ship
Dutch:
roef
— private room on a ship
Esperanto:
kajuto
— private room on a ship
Finnish:
hytti
— private room on a ship
French:
cabine
— private room on a ship
German:
Kabine
— private room on a ship
German:
Kajüte
— private room on a ship
Greek:
καμπίνα
(kampína)
— private room on a ship
Hawaiian:
kāpena
— private room on a ship
Hebrew:
קַבִּינָה
(kabína)
— private room on a ship
Hebrew:
תָּא מְגוּרִים
(ta megurím)
— private room on a ship
Hebrew:
תָּא
(ta)
— private room on a ship
Icelandic:
káeta
— private room on a ship
Ido:
kabino
— private room on a ship
Indonesian:
kabin
— private room on a ship
Ingrian:
alusmaja
— private room on a ship
Ingrian:
ruhvi
— private room on a ship
Italian:
cabina
— private room on a ship
Japanese:
船室
(senshitsu)
— private room on a ship
Japanese:
キャビン
(kyabin)
— private room on a ship
Korean:
선실
(seonsil)
— private room on a ship
Korean:
캐빈
(kaebin)
— private room on a ship
Macedonian:
каи́та
(kaíta)
— private room on a ship
Malay:
kamar
— private room on a ship
Malay:
kuteri
— private room on a ship
Māori:
kapini
— private room on a ship
Māori:
kapene
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Bokmål:
lugar
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Bokmål:
kabin
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Bokmål:
kahytt
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lugar
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kabin
— private room on a ship
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kahytt
— private room on a ship
Polish:
kajuta
— private room on a ship
Polish:
kabina
— private room on a ship
Portuguese:
cabine
— private room on a ship
Romanian:
cabină
— private room on a ship
Russian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— private room on a ship
Scottish Gaelic:
seòmar-luinge
— private room on a ship
Serbo-Croatian:
кајута
— private room on a ship
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀јита
— private room on a ship
Serbo-Croatian:
kajuta
— private room on a ship
Serbo-Croatian:
kàjita
— private room on a ship
Spanish:
cabina
— private room on a ship
Swedish:
hytt
— private room on a ship
Swedish:
kabin
— private room on a ship
Swedish:
kajuta
— private room on a ship
Turkish:
kabin
— private room on a ship
Ukrainian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— private room on a ship
Vietnamese:
buồng riêng
— private room on a ship
Welsh:
caban
— private room on a ship
Belarusian:
кабі́на
(kabína)
— interior of a boat
Belarusian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— interior of a boat
Bulgarian:
каби́на
(kabína)
— interior of a boat
Chinese Mandarin:
機艙 /机舱
(jīcāng)
— interior of a boat
Czech:
kajuta
— interior of a boat
Danish:
kahyt
— interior of a boat
Esperanto:
kajuto
— interior of a boat
Finnish:
kajuutta
— interior of a boat
Galician:
cámara
— interior of a boat
German:
Kajüte
— interior of a boat
German:
Kabine
— interior of a boat
Indonesian:
kabin
— interior of a boat
Italian:
cabina
— interior of a boat
Macedonian:
каби́на
(kabína)
— interior of a boat
Macedonian:
каи́та
(kaíta)
— interior of a boat
Mongolian:
кабин
(kabin)
— interior of a boat
Norwegian Bokmål:
kabin
— interior of a boat
Norwegian Bokmål:
kahytt
— interior of a boat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kahytt
— interior of a boat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kahytte
— interior of a boat
Portuguese:
cabina
— interior of a boat
Portuguese:
camarote
— interior of a boat
Russian:
каби́на
(kabína)
— interior of a boat
Russian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— interior of a boat
Scottish Gaelic:
seòmar-luinge
— interior of a boat
Spanish:
camarote
— interior of a boat
Spanish:
cámara
— interior of a boat
Swedish:
kajuta
— interior of a boat
Turkish:
kabin
— interior of a boat
Ukrainian:
кабі́на
(kabína)
— interior of a boat
Ukrainian:
каю́та
(kajúta)
— interior of a boat
Bulgarian:
каби́на
(kabína)
— passenger area of an airplane
Catalan:
cabina
— passenger area of an airplane
Danish:
kabine
— passenger area of an airplane
Finnish:
matkustamo
— passenger area of an airplane
German:
Kabine
— passenger area of an airplane
Indonesian:
kabin
— passenger area of an airplane
Mongolian:
бүхээгт
(büxeegt)
— passenger area of an airplane
Polish:
kabina
— passenger area of an airplane
Turkish:
kabin
— passenger area of an airplane
Bulgarian:
сало́н
(salón)
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Chinese Mandarin:
機艙 /机舱
(jīcāng)
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Danish:
kabine
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Finnish:
luokka
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Indonesian:
kabin
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Italian:
cabina
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Korean:
객실
(gaeksil)
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Māori:
kapini
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Mongolian:
кабин
(kabin)
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Norwegian Bokmål:
kabin
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kabin
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Polish:
kabina
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Portuguese:
cabine
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Russian:
сало́н
(salón)
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Spanish:
cabina
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Swedish:
kabin
— section of passenger plane having same class of service
Bulgarian:
кабина
(kabina)
— small room
Danish:
kammer
— small room
Finnish:
koppi
— small room
Turkish:
kabin
— small room
Bulgarian:
кабинет
(kabinet)
— private office of a professional
Danish:
kontor
— private office of a professional
Finnish:
vastaanottohuone
— private office of a professional
Macedonian:
кабине́т
(kabinét)
— private office of a professional
Polish:
kabina
— private office of a professional
Russian:
кабине́т
(kabinét)
— private office of a professional