Samaria

geographical name Sa·mar·ia \sə-ˈmer-ē-ə\

Definition of SAMARIA

district of ancient Palestine W of the Jordan between Galilee & Judaea

city, its ∗ & ∗ of the Northern Kingdom (Israel); rebuilt by Herod the Great & renamed Se·bas·te \sə-ˈbas-tē\ ; site in West Bank at modern village of Sebastīyah

Rhymes with SAMARIA

Bavaria, Bulgaria, hysteria, Kaffraria, malaria, planaria

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