Salem

See also: salem

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪləm/

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• Rhymes: -eɪləm

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

Proper noun

Salem

1. The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
2. Any of several places in the USA:
   1. The capital city of Oregon, United States and the county seat of Marion County.
   2. A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
   4. A census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas.
   5. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois.
   6. A city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County; the site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692.
   7. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Indiana.
   8. A city, the county seat of Dent County, Missouri.
      • 2007 August 9, David Morgan, “Anti-war Iraq vets face punishment over protest”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

        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.

      • 2025 November 19, Raphael Satter and A.J. Vicens, “The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown”, in Reuters‎^[2]:

        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.

   9. A city, the county seat of Salem County, New Jersey.
   10. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   11. A city, the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota.
   12. An independent city, the county seat of Roanoke County, Virginia.
   13. An unincorporated community and former town, now in Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
   14. A number of townships, listed under Salem Township.
3. A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden.
4. A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
5. A female given name from Hebrew.

Quotations

For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Salem.

Derived terms

• Salem County
• Salem Lakes
• Winston-Salem

Etymology 2

From Tamil சேலம் (cēlam).

Proper noun

Salem

1. A town and district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Anagrams

• Smeal, semla, mesal, Lemas, almes, males, EMALS, MELAS, Selma, lamés, lames, amels, Melas, Males, melas, meals, Smale, leams

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːləm/

Proper noun

Salem n (proper noun, genitive Salems or (optionally with an article) Salem)

1. Salem (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

   Synonym: Salmannsweiler

2. Salem (a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

See also

• Salm

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːləm/

Noun

Salem m (plural Salemen)

1. salmon

Synonyms

• Saumon