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sebastian

/səˈbæstʃən/

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What does sebastian mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
  2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia.
  3. A city in Indian River County, Florida.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
  2. A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas.

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IPA pronunciation

/səˈbæstʃən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Here self-defence was impossible, and individual drops stuck into her like the arrows into Saint Sebastian.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
The orphreys were woven in a diaper of red and gold silk, and were starred with medallions of many saints and martyrs, among whom was St. Sebastian.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174
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When he came to the situations assigned to the different points of the gulf of St. Sebastian, neither land nor any unequivocal signs of land were discovered.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777
The fate of the little girl, who came with a second batch of children all ill of intermittent fever, a month or two after Sebastian, was very different.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
Cape San Sebastian nearly ahead seemed to recede from us in the squalls of rain, and come out again to meet our rush, every time more distinct between the showers.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058