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Samar

US/ˈsɑmɑɹ/

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/ˈsa.mɐɾ/

Samar proper noun: an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

samar: an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines
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Proper noun (1)

Samar

  1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
  2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.

Proper noun (2)

Samar

  1. An urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
  2. A raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923.

Proper noun (3)

Samar

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Proper noun (4)

Samar

  1. A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Samar meaning in Tagalog

Samar in Tagalog

island
Samar

Synonyms of Samar

Origin of Samar

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

From Ukrainian Самар (Samar)

Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).

Words formed from Samar

Questions about Samar

What does Samar mean?
Samar means an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
What is Samar in Tagalog?
Samar in Tagalog is Samar. See Samar meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Samar?
Samar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Samar?
Samar is pronounced /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ (Philippines).

Words near Samar in the dictionary

  1. samans
  2. Samantabhadra
  3. Samantha
  4. Samanthas
  5. samanu
  6. Samar
  7. samara
  8. samarae
  9. samaras
  10. samarate
  11. samarates

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