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samaria

/səˈmɛəɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
Sa-ma-ri-a
IPA
/səˈmɛəɹi.ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

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

name

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

noun

samarium oxide

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Samaria, Σαμάρεια, שׁוֹמְרוֹן

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/
  • British English: /səˈmɑːɹi.ə/

Usage

Derived Forms

Samarian Samaritan

Phrases

Good Samaritan

Homonyms

Sumeria (some accents)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce samaria?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/.
What does samaria mean?
Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
Where does samaria come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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