Samar

[ sah-mahr ]

/ ˈsɑ mɑr /

noun

an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).

QUIZZES

Fend Off Sciolism With This Word Of The Day Quiz

Are you the Cinderella of this week’s quiz? Test your memory on the words and definitions from March 23–29.

Question 1 of 7

schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for samar

Sahir has an autistic twin brother named Samar who no one knows about.
‘Dhoom 3’ Review: Bollywood’s Baffling Blockbuster|Sujay Kumar|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Violence|The Telegraph|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sochua sat with another special guest, Samar Minallah Khan, a Pakistani filmmaker.
An Affair to Remember: Diane von Furstenberg Toasts Worldly Women|Abigail Pesta|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Samar learned it was this same commander who had ordered the bombing and ransacking of her hospital inside Afghanistan.
The Woman Who Should Have Won Obama's Nobel|Elaine Lafferty|October 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST

By 1984, under threats from the Communist regime that had seized the country, Dr. Samar and her family fled to Quetta, Pakistan.
The Woman Who Should Have Won Obama's Nobel|Elaine Lafferty|October 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Floral, geometrical, and conventionalized designs are discussed under the headings “Samar mats” and “Special designs.”
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
Up to three years ago tikug was but little used in Samar except for weaving mats.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
The best known tikug mats are produced on the Island of Samar, where the sedge grows wild.21 It has never been cultivated there.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
Balao oil.A resinous oil (balao or malapajo) is found in Samar and Albay, probably also in other provinces.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn
That man knew, to all intents and purposes, in the great and noble heart of him, what was really going on in Samar.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912|James H. Blount

British Dictionary definitions for samar

Samar

/ (ˈsɑːmə) /

noun

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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012