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Salem
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salem
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈseɪləm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Salem.wav US
en eɪləm 2
Etymology 1
en town :bor hbo:שָׁלֵם<tr:šālēm> 1
From en hbo שָׁלֵם šālēm (Genesis 14:18).
Proper noun
~
The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
en number of places c/US:
en The <<capital city>> of <<s/Oregon>>, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Marion County>>. TopoZone: Salem, Oregon
en w:Associated Press Stabbing attack at Oregon homeless shelter sends 11 people to hospital, man in custody w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/us/salem-oregon-stabbing-homeless-shelter 2025-06-02 A man with an eight-inch (20-cm) knife walked into the lobby of the Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m., the Salem Police Department said on Monday. https://web.archive.org/web/20250722010801/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/us/salem-oregon-stabbing-homeless-shelter
en city/county seat co/Fulton County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm co/Pike County s/Arkansas.
en CDP co/Saline County s/Arkansas.
en town co/New London County s/Connecticut.
en city/county seat co/Marion County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Washington County s/Indiana.
en A <<city>> in <<s/Massachusetts>>, <<c/USA>> and one of the two <<county seats>> of <<co/Essex County>>; the site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692. TopoZone: Salem, Massachusetts
en city/county seat co/Dent County s/Missouri.
en David Morgan Anti-war Iraq vets face punishment over protest w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/anti-war-iraq-vets-face-punishment-over-protest-idUSN01324309/ 2007-08-09 The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said.
en Raphael Satter and A.J. Vicens The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/ 2025-11-19 Strebe said she installed five surveillance cameras at her home and now fuels her car only at night to avoid neighbors. Moving from Salem would mean leaving extended family, but she said the small city has grown too hostile to stay. https://web.archive.org/web/20261008142658/https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/ 8 October 2026
en town co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Salem, New Hampshire
en city/county seat co/Salem County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Salem, New Jersey
en city/county seat co/McCook County s/South Dakota.
en independent city/county seat co/Roanoke County s/Virginia.
en ucomm and former town, now in vill/Salem Lakes co/Kenosha County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Salem Township.
en municipality county/Stockholm c/Sweden.
en town terr/Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
en female Hebrew.
Quotations
en
Derived terms
en North Salem Salemite Salem County Salem Lakes South Salem Winston-Salem
References
Etymology 2
en Tamil town :bor ta:சேலம் + 1
Proper noun
en town/and/district in s/Tamil Nadu c/India.
Etymology 3
en Arabic name :bor ar:سَالِم + 1
Proper noun
s
en male Arabic.
en Arabic.
Anagrams
en aelms Smeal semla mesal Lemas almes males EMALS MELAS Selma lamés lames amels Melas Males melas meals Smale leams
German
de:
Pronunciation
de /ˈzaːləm/
de De-Salem.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Salem2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de town s/Baden-Württemberg c/Germany Salem
de Salmannsweiler
de town s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany Salem
See also
de Salm
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ˈzaːləm/
Noun
m
salmon
Synonyms
lb Saumon
lb Salmonids