Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SA-MAR'I-TAN
SA-MAR'I-TAN, n.
- An inhabitant of Samaria, or one that belonged to the sect which derived their appellation from that city. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans.
- The language of Samaria, a dialect of the Chaldean.
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