Samaria

//səˈmɑːɹi.ə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    samarium oxide uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel. historical
  2. 2
    An ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank. historical

    "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”."

  3. 3
    A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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"Zionist extremists refer to the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria.""

Etymology

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

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