Samaria
geographical name
Sa·mar·ia
sə-ˈmer-ē-ə 
1
district of ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River between Galilee and Judaea
2
city, capital of the district of Samaria and capital of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)
Note:
Samaria was rebuilt by Herod the Great and renamed
Se*bas*te
\
sə-ˈbas-tē 
\
. Its site is in the West Bank at the modern village of Sebastīyah.
see also samaritan sense 1
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“Samaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Samaria. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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