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Samaria^¹

/səˈmɑːɹi.ə/ UK
/səˈmɛəɹi.ə/
/səˈmɛəɹi.ə/ US

Sounds like Sumeria (some accents) · Rhymes with -ɑːɹi.ə, -ɛəɹi.ə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

historical Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
historical An 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”.
A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

samaria^²

noun

uncountable samarium oxide

Translations

Every language

name ancient Sebastia and its region — see also Sebastia

Español	Samaria
한국어	사마리아 Samaria
日本語	サマリア Samaria
中文	撒馬利亞 /撒马利亚 Sāmǎlìyǎ, 撒瑪利亞 /撒玛利亚 Sāmǎlìyǎ
हिन्दी	सामरिया sāmariyā, शोमरोन śomron
Português	Samaria
Français	Samarie
Deutsch	Samaria, Samarien
Ελληνικά	Σαμάρεια Samáreia
Русский	Самари́я Samaríja
العربية	السَّامِرَة as-sāmira
עברית	שומרון \ שֹׁמְרוֹן shomron

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@misc{samaria_2026,
  title = {samaria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/samaria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}