Samaria

[sә'meәriә]

Definition

(noun.) an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan.

Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet

Examples

In the course of time, the King was killed in battle, and when his chariot wheels were washed in the pool of Samaria, the dogs licked the blood. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
It affected the mixed people who had been placed in Samaria, the old capital of the kings of Israel when the ten tribes were deported to Media. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Samaria stood a disastrous siege, once, in the days of Elisha, at the hands of the King of Syria. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
In Samaria, he charged up a hill, in the face of a volley of stones; he fired into the crowd of men who threw them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

Typist: Marvin