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Salem
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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.
Salem [ˈseɪləm]
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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)
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Noun1.Salem - capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette RiverSalem - 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
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Arnold, noted publications design consultant, died February 2 in Salem, Virginia.
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