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English word origin

Etymology of Samar

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

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Source etymology 1

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name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionSámares
  • Derivation mentionsamadwar
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Source etymology 2

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name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ukrainian Самар (Samar)

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Source etymology 3

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name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).

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Source etymology 4

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name

A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Dzongkha ས་དམར་ (sa dmar).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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