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Samar¹

  • /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ Philippines
  • /ˈsɑmɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈsɑːmɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

proper noun

  1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
  2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.

Samar²

  • /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ Philippines
  • /ˈsɑmɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈsɑːmɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

From Ukrainian Самар (Samar)

proper noun

  1. An urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
  2. A raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923.

Similar: Novomoskovsk, Yekaterinoslav

Samar³

  • /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ Philippines
  • /ˈsɑmɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈsɑːmɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Samar⁴

  • /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ Philippines
  • /ˈsɑmɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈsɑːmɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dzongkha ས་དམར་ (sa dmar).

proper noun

  1. A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Thesaurus

proper noun

Similar: Novomoskovsk, Yekaterinoslav

Translations

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name island

EspañolSámar
日本語サマール島 samārutō
中文薩馬 /萨马 Sàmǎ

name city in Ukraine

РусскийСамарь Samarʹ

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"Samar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/samar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Samar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/samar

Chicago

"Samar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/samar.

BibTeX
@misc{samar_2026,
  title = {Samar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/samar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}