Sebastia

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proper noun

A village in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine; the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel; formerly, Samaria (archeological site).

OriginLatin Sebastia ← Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sebastea · alternative Sebasteia · alternative Sabastiyah

  1. A village in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine; the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel; formerly, Samaria (archeological site).
  2. historicalFormer name of Sivas: a municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey.
  3. historicalA theme of the Byzantine Empire centered on Sivas.

Origin

  1. LatinAugustus
  2. Ancient GreekΣεβαστός
  3. Ancient GreekΣεβαστεία
  4. LatinSebastia
  5. EnglishSebastia

From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.

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Translations

Arabic سَبَسْطِيَّة
  • سَبَسْطِيَّة (sabasṭiyya)Palestinian city — see also Samaria
French Sebastia
  • SebastiaPalestinian city — see also Samaria
German Sebastia
  • SebastiaPalestinian city — see also Samaria
Greek Σεβαστη
  • Σεβαστη (Sevasti)Palestinian city — see also Samaria
Hebrew סבסטיה
  • סבסטיה (Sebastiya)Palestinian city — see also Samaria
Latin Sebaste, Sebastia
  • SebastePalestinian city — see also Samaria
  • SebastiaPalestinian city — see also Samaria
Polish Sebastia
  • SebastiaPalestinian city — see also Samaria
Spanish Sebastia
  • SebastiaPalestinian city — see also Samaria
Cite this entry
APA

Sebastia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sebastia

MLA

“Sebastia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sebastia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sebastia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sebastia.

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