Samar
[sah-mahr]
- an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
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Contemporary Examples
Sahir has an autistic twin brother named Samar who no one knows about.
It will position just off the eastern coast of Samar island, according to Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery.
Typhoon Haiyan Tacloban Leaders Calls on Rebels to Avoid Armed ViolenceThe Telegraph
November 14, 2013
Sochua sat with another special guest, Samar Minallah Khan, a Pakistani filmmaker.
Samar learned it was this same commander who had ordered the bombing and ransacking of her hospital inside Afghanistan.
By 1984, under threats from the Communist regime that had seized the country, Dr. Samar and her family fled to Quetta, Pakistan.
Historical Examples
In some parts of Samar rough mats are made from tikug dried in the shade.
Philippine MatsHugo H. Miller
I saw by a paper not very long ago that they are in Samar now.
The Locusts' YearsMary Helen Fee
The area of Samar is 5276 square miles, and its population 266,237.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912James H. Blount
He knew all about the Albay business, and somewhat of the Samar business.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912James H. Blount
They reached the southern end of Samar about February the 13th.
A History of the PhilippinesDavid P. Barrows
Samar
- an island in the E central Philippines, separated from S Luzon by the San Bernardino Strait: the third largest island in the republic. Capital: Catbalogan. Pop: 641 124 (2000). Area: 13 080 sq km (5050 sq miles)
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