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Samar.

An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈsa.mɐɾ/Philippines/ˈsɑmɑɹ/General-American/ˈsɑːmɑː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

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

Where this word comes from

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

name/ˈsa.mɐɾ/Philippines/ˈsɑmɑɹ/General-American/ˈsɑːmɑː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. An urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.

  2. A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. A raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923.

Where this word comes from

From Ukrainian Самар (Samar)

name/ˈsa.mɐɾ/Philippines/ˈsɑmɑɹ/General-American/ˈsɑːmɑː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).

name/ˈsa.mɐɾ/Philippines/ˈsɑmɑɹ/General-American/ˈsɑːmɑː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Where this word comes from

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

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