释义
[ sey -luh m ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈseɪ ləm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a seaport in northeastern Massachusetts: founded 1626; site of witch hunt 1692–93; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
a city in and the capital of Oregon, in the northwestern part, on the Willamette River.
a town in southeastern New Hampshire.
a town in southwestern Virginia, near Roanoke.
a city in eastern Ohio.
a city in central Tamil Nadu, in southern India.
an ancient city of Canaan, later identified with Jerusalem. Genesis 14:18; Psalms 76:2.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of Salem From Late Latin Salem, from Greek Salḗm, from Hebrew Shālēm, a name of uncertain origin and meaning, but traditionally interpreted as a synonym of Jerusalem and associated in meaning with shālōm “peace”; see also Jerusalem
Words nearby Salem Saldanha man, Salduba, sale, saleable, sale and leaseback, Salem , Salem secretary, Salem witch trials, sale of work, sale or return, salep
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Example sentences from the Web for Salem She faces a jury of famous villains and a judge from the Salem witch trials.
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After missing that mark with the empty-calorie fluff of Salem , WGN is nailing it with Manhattan.
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That, plus the Moravian fondness for documenting everything, gives Salem its claim to the first-ever Fourth of July celebration.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson| July 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Salem was established as its center in 1766, with five outlying congregations.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson| July 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Salem the prep school kid felt so slighted by a paltry $3 million bonus in 2011 that he left the firm.
Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat | Michael Daly| June 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
We comes back to Salem , in Georgia, but I's never in no big battle, only some skirmishes now and den.
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Doubtless, this disaster had much to do with the peaceable settlement of Plymouth, Salem , and Boston.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast | Samuel Adams Drake
When the gentleman bearing this name is introduced to us in the fourteenth of Genesis, he is king of Salem , which means peace.
Flowers of Freethought | George W. Foote
"I am going to take you to Salem ," Mrs. Osgood said, after Florence had begun to feel quite at home with her.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | Amanda Minnie Douglas
This house is the oldest standing in Salem or its vicinity, having been built before 1635.
The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees | Mary Caroline Crawford
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British Dictionary definitions for Salem noun a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: textile industries. Pop: 693 236 (2001)
a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Atlantic: scene of the execution of 19 people after the witch hunts of 1692. Pop: 42 067 (2003 est)
a city in the NW USA, the state capital of Oregon: food-processing. Pop: 142 914 (2003 est)
an Old Testament name for Jerusalem (Genesis 14:18; Psalms 76:2) See Jerusalem
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