Samaria.
Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
Meaning & usage
Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
An ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank.
A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
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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