Sam

proper nounnountop 1 000 in film dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsæm//
Australia//ˈsæːm//

A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.

proper noun

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A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.
While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security.
2
A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
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A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).
4
A town in Alibori department, Benin.
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A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
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A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
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A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
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A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
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A surname from Khmer
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informalThe Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

noun

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informalSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)

Forms

plural: Sams

salvation · The process of being saved, the state of having been saved…Salvatore · A male given name from Italian.sam · To assemble.

Sam · A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.

Samantha · A female given name from Hebrew.samaritan · a Good Samaritan Samaritan · A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising…

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