SAMARIA


Meaning of SAMARIA in English

/seuh mair"ee euh/ , n.

1. a district in ancient Palestine: later part of the Roman province of Syria; taken by Jordan 1948; occupied by Israel 1967.

2. the northern kingdom of the ancient Hebrews; Israel.

3. the ancient capital of this kingdom.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .