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
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Christian scriptures treat Judea and Samaria not as symbols, but as the actual districts on the Roman map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 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
A body recovered from the Thames in London last month is believed to be that of missing woman Samaria Ayanle, the Metropolitan Police has said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
Barak looked east over the desert, which Jews refer to as Judea and Samaria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Jesus therefore directed his march towards Samaria, whither we are to follow him, and thence he passed into Galilee.
From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'
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