Salem

Sa·lem  (slm)

1. A city of southern India southwest of Chennai (Madras). It is a trade center with an important textile industry. Population: 693,000.

2. A city of northeast Massachusetts northeast of Boston. Founded in 1626, it is noted as the site of witchcraft trials (1692) and of Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables. Population: 41,300.

3. The capital of Oregon, in the northwest part of the state on the Willamette River south-southwest of Portland. Founded c. 1840, it became territorial capital in 1851 and state capital in 1859. Population: 152,000.

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Salem [ˈseɪləm]

n

1. (Placename) a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: textile industries. Pop.: 366 712 (1991)

2. (Placename) a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Atlantic: scene of the execution of 19 people after the witch hunts of 1692. Pop.: 38 091 (1990)

3. (Placename) a city in the NW USA, the state capital of Oregon: food-processing. Pop.: 136 924 (2000)

4. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) an Old Testament name for Jerusalem (Genesis 14:18; Psalms 76:2)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Salem - capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River capital of Oregon Beaver State, OR, Oregon - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	2.	Salem - a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692 Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
	3.	Salem - a city in southern India Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947