Samaria
Americannoun
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a district in ancient Palestine: later part of the Roman province of Syria; taken by Jordan 1948; occupied by Israel 1967.
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the northern kingdom of the ancient Hebrews; Israel.
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the ancient capital of this kingdom.
noun
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the region of ancient Palestine that extended from Judaea to Galilee and from the Mediterranean to the River Jordan; the N kingdom of Israel
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the capital of this kingdom; constructed northwest of Shechem in the 9th century bc
Example Sentences
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For thousands of years, certain lands west of the Jordan River were known by their ancient Biblical Jewish names, Judea and Samaria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Combinations of these dynamics have been observed across historical contexts, from the biblical siege of Samaria to the Great Irish Famine of the late 1840s to the more recent crisis in Somalia.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024
Judea and Samaria is a biblical term for the West Bank.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Barak looked east over the desert, which Jews refer to as Judea and Samaria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Voices Alas!—It is not possible.—Samaria is a strong fortress, within a triple wall.—Nay, it is certainly Samaria.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
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