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Salem¹

  • /ˈseɪləm/

Rhymes with -eɪləm

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Salems

  1. countable, uncountable The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
  2. countable, uncountable The capital city of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in New London County, Connecticut.
  7. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois.
  8. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Washington County, Indiana.
  9. countable, uncountable 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.
  10. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Dent County, Missouri. 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.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  12. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Salem County, New Jersey.
  13. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota.
  14. countable, uncountable An independent city, the county seat of Roanoke County, Virginia.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and former town, now in Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  16. countable, uncountable A number of townships, listed under Salem Township.
  17. countable, uncountable A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden.
  18. countable, uncountable A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
  19. countable, uncountable A female given name from Hebrew.

Salem²

  • /ˈseɪləm/

Rhymes with -eɪləm

proper noun

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

Salem³

  • /ˈseɪləm/

Rhymes with -eɪləm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

proper noun Salems

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: winston, sabah, bangalore, salam, sound, selim, blair, murdock, saleem, salim, schatz, intact, undamaged, unimpaired, whole, complete

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"Salem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/salem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Salem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/salem

Chicago

"Salem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/salem.

BibTeX
@misc{salem_2026,
  title = {Salem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}