samaria

Sa·ma·ri·a
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UK/səˈmɑːɹi.ə//səˈmɛəɹi.ə/

noun

samarium oxide

OriginLatin Samaria ← Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια ← Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן →
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Meanings

samaria1

nounsamaria (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrysamarium oxide

Samaria2

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
  2. historicalAn ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank.

    Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Yoav Gallant said Israel was “coming under attack from seven theatres: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Judea and Samaria [an Israeli term for the West Bank]^([sic]), Iraq, Yemen and Iran”.

    2023 December 26, Bethan McKernan, quoting Yoav Gallant, “Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front’ war”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewשֹׁמְרוֹן
  2. Ancient GreekΣαμάρεια
  3. LatinSamaria
  4. EnglishSamaria

From Latin Samaria, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), partial calque of Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn). Attested in Akkadian as 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (Sāmerīna).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια
  • Σαμάρεια (Samáreia)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Arabic السَّامِرَة
  • السَّامِرَة (as-sāmira)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Bengali শমরিয়া
  • শমরিয়া (śomriẏa)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Bulgarian Сама́рия
  • Сама́рия (Samárija)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Catalan Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Chinese Mandarin 撒馬利亞 /撒马利亚, 撒瑪利亞 /撒玛利亚
  • 撒馬利亞 /撒马利亚 (Sāmǎlìyǎ)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • 撒瑪利亞 /撒玛利亚 (Sāmǎlìyǎ)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Danish Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Dutch Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
French Samarie
  • Samarieancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
German Samaria, Samarien
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Samarienancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Greek Σαμάρεια
  • Σαμάρεια (Samáreia)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Hebrew שומרון \ שֹׁמְרוֹן
  • שומרון \ שֹׁמְרוֹן (shomron)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Hindi सामरिया, शोमरोन
  • सामरिया (sāmariyā)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • शोमरोन (śomron)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Irish an tSamáir
  • an tSamáirancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Japanese サマリア
  • サマリア (Samaria)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Korean 사마리아
  • 사마리아 (Samaria)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Latin Samarīa
  • Samarīaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Persian سامَرِیِه
  • سامَرِیِه (Sâmariye)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Polish Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Portuguese Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Russian Самари́я
  • Самари́я (Samaríja)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Spanish Samaria
  • Samariaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Swedish Samarien
  • Samarienancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Thai สะมาเรีย
  • สะมาเรียancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Turkish Samarya
  • Samaryaancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Ukrainian Сама́рія
  • Сама́рія (Samárija)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
Urdu سامَرِیَہ, سامَرَہ
  • سامَرِیَہ (sāmariya)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • سامَرَہ (sāmara)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • سامِرَہ (sāmira)ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with samaria

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Sounds the same

Sumeria (some accents)

Anagrams

Amarasi
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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