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Samaria

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːɹi.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • General-American: /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/
  • homophone: Sumeria (some accents)
  • rhymes with -ɑːɹi.ə
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə
  • CMU ARPABET: S EY2 M ER0 IY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

samarium oxide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aghwan: 𐕚𐔰𐕌𐔰𐕙𐔼𐔰 (samaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Aghwan: 𐕐𐔰𐕌𐔰𐕙𐔼𐔰 (šamaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Arabic: السَّامِرَة (as-sāmira) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Armenian: Սամարիա (Samaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Belarusian: Сама́рыя (Samáryja) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Bengali: শমরিয়া (śomriẏa) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Bulgarian: Сама́рия (Samárija) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Catalan: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Cherokee: ᏌᎺᎵᏱ (sameliyi) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Cherokee: ᏌᎺᎵ (sameli) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撒馬利亞 /撒马利亚 (Sāmǎlìyǎ) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撒瑪利亞 /撒玛利亚 (Sāmǎlìyǎ) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Danish: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Dutch: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • French: Samarie — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Galician: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Georgian: სამარია (samaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • German: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • German: Samarien — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Greek: Σαμάρεια (Samáreia) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Ancient Greek: Σαμάρεια (Samáreia) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Hebrew: שומרון \ שֹׁמְרוֹן (shomron) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Hindi: सामरिया (sāmariyā) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Hindi: शोमरोन (śomron) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Irish: an tSamáir — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Japanese: サマリア (Samaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Korean: 사마리아 (Samaria) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Lao: ຊາມາເຣຍ (sā mā rīa) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Latin: Samarīa — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Manchu: ᠰᠠᠮᠠᡵᡳᠶᠠ (samariya) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Manchu: ᠰᠠᠮᠠᡵᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᡳᠮᠠᠨ (samariya aiman) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Mongolian: Самари (Samari) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Persian: سامَرِیِه (Sâmariye) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Polish: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Portuguese: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Russian: Самари́я (Samaríja) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Shan: သမႃႇရိ (sǎ màa rǐ) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Spanish: Samaria — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Swedish: Samarien — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Tajik: Сомария (Somariya) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Thai: สะมาเรีย — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Northern Thai: ᩈᨾᩣᩁᩮ᩠ᨿ — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Turkish: Samarya — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Ukrainian: Сама́рія (Samárija) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Urdu: سامَرِیَہ (sāmariya) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Urdu: سامَرَہ (sāmara) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Urdu: سامِرَہ (sāmira) — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Uzbek: Samariya — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia
  • Volapük: Samaritän — ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia