Salisbury

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Etymology

From Middle English Sarisberie, from Old English Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of Latin Sorvioduni, Sorbiodoni, from *Sorvio-, *Sorbio- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Salisbury

  1. A surname
  2. A city in Wiltshire, England.
  3. A town in Connecticut
  4. A town in Dominica
  5. A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.
  6. A town and census-designated place in Massachusetts
  7. A city in Missouri
  8. A village in New Brunswick
  9. A town in New Hampshire
  10. A town in New York
  11. A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
  12. A borough of Pennsylvania
  13. A city and suburb of South Australia
  14. A town in Vermont
  15. (historical) Former name of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia)

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