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SAMARITAN
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• SAMARITAN (noun)
The noun SAMARITAN has 1 sense:
1. a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
Familiarity information: SAMARITAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Samaritan" is a kind of...):
Israelite (a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel)
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