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Samaria.

former name of Sebastia, Samaria (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[sa.maˈriː.a]Classical-Latin[sa.maˈriː.a]
  1. former name of Sebastia, Samaria (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel)

    declension-1 · historical
  2. Samaria (an ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)

    declension-1 · historical
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), partial calque of Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərōn).

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