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Salis·bur·y

(sôlz′bĕr′ē, -brē)

1. A city of southern England northwest of Southampton on the edge of Salisbury Plain, a chalky plateau that is the site of Stonehenge. The city was chartered in 1220 and developed around its noted cathedral.

2. See Harare.

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Salisbury

(ˈsɔːlzbərɪ; -brɪ)

1. (Placename) the former name (until 1982) of Harare

2. (Placename) a city in S Australia: an industrial suburb of N Adelaide. Pop: 118 422 (2006)

3. (Placename) a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001). Ancient name: Sarum Official name: New Sarum

Salisbury

(ˈsɔːlzbərɪ; -brɪ)

(Biography) Robert Gascoyne Cecil (ˈɡæskɔɪn), 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. 1830–1903, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1885–86; 1886–92; 1895–1902). His greatest interest was in foreign and imperial affairs

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Salis•bur•y

(ˈsɔlzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri)

n.

1. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of, 1830–1903, British prime minister 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902.

2. former name of Harare.

3. a city in Wiltshire, in S England: cathedral. 109,800.

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Salisbury - the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe

capital of Zimbabwe, Harare

Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

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The aircraft later reposed as a gate guard outside the New Sarum (now Harare International Airport) air base.

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Its decline was sparked by the rise of narby New Sarum - now Salisbury.

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Tucked between chapters on the first New Sarum years and the final flowering is a chapter that returns to Exeter, this time to reveal the remarkable articulation of the liturgy under John de Grandisson (1328-1369), a man obsessed with detail.