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Samaritan definition

Sa·mari·tan (sə mer′ə tən, -mar′-)

noun

  1. a person born or living in Samaria
  2. a person who comes to the aid of another

Etymology: ME < OE < LL(Ec) Samaritanus < Gr Samareitēs < Samareia, Samaria < Aram shamerayin < Heb shomron

adjective

of Samaria or its people or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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