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noun 
  1. A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship
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      1. A name of a Japanese anime studio
Etymology: Either from French chébec, from Spanish xabeque (modern jabeque) or Catalan xabec, ultimately from Arabic (ARchar, Ù, ÙÙ) (ÅabbÄk) "small warship, fishing boat".


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