Noun

(en noun)

A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

* Shakespeare

what shipping and what lading's in our haven

* Tennyson

their haven under the hill

(by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=December 21 , author=Helen Pidd , title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.}}