Sa·mar (sä mär ) An island of east-central Philippines in the Visayan Islands northeast of Leyte in the Samar Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The island was the first in the archipelago to be discovered by the Spaniards (1521). |
Samar [ˈsɑːmə]
n
(Placename) an island in the E central Philippines, separated from S Luzon by the San Bernardino Strait: the third largest island in the republic. Capital: Catbalogan. Pop.: 1 300 000 (latest est.). Area: 13 080 sq. km (5050 sq. miles)
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