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samar

/ˈsɑmɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
samar
IPA
/ˈsɑmɑɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

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A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

name

A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Etymology

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑmɑɹ/
  • British English: /ˈsɑːmɑː/

Phrases

Eastern Samar Northern Samar

Synonyms

Novomoskovsk Yekaterinoslav

Questions

How do you pronounce samar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑmɑɹ/.
What does samar mean?
An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
Where does samar come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce samar

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