Sam

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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: Sam, SAM, and sam.

Sam, SAM or variants can refer to:

Places

• SAM, IATA airport code for Salamo Airport in Papua, New Guinea
• SAM, IOC and FIFA country code for American Samoa
• Sam, Benin
• Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
• Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
• Sam, Iran
• Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
• Sam, Teton County, Idaho, a populated place located in Idaho

People and language

• Sam (given name), a list of people with the given name
• Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname
  • Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
  • Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
• Sam languages, comprising Somali, Rendille and Boni
• Sam language of New Guinea
• Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi
• Sām, a Persian folk hero
• Shem, Noah's son

Animals

• Sam (army dog) (died 2000)
• Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred
• Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia
• Sam (orangutan), in the movie Dunston Checks In
• Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog in 2003, 2004, and 2005
• Unsinkable Sam (died 1955), cat, survived the sinking of 3 ships during WWII

Art, entertainment, and media

• Sam (1967 film), a 1976 film directed by Larry Buchanan
• Sam (1986 film), a 1986 documentary film
• Sam (Osvajači album), 1995
• Sam (Škabo album), 2003
• "Sam" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1977
• Sam (1973 TV series), British drama
• Sam (1978 TV series), US crime drama
• S.A.M. (comics), a French comic book
• SAM Awards, for South Australian Music Awards given by Music SA

Business

Museums

• Seattle Art Museum
• SAM, museum code for the South Australian Museum

Organizations

• Scientific Advice Mechanism of the European Commission
• Serve America Movement, an American political party
• Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts
• Society of American Magicians

Science and technology

Sports

• Sam (mascot), 1984 Summer Olympics
• Strongside linebacker, gridiron football nickname

Other uses

• Sandy Area Metro, Oregon, US
• Special administrative measures, in US law
• Uncle Sam, a personification of the US government
• Synodically Authorized Minister, often used in parentheses after an officiator's name

Related pages

• Sam and the Womp, a British band
• Sam FM (disambiguation)
• Samantha, Samhita, Samskruthi, female given names often shortened to "Sam"
• Sammy (disambiguation), an informal variation on the name "Sam"
• Samsø, earlier Samsey, literally "Sam's island"
• Samuel (name)
• Son of Sam

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