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If American literature has a few heroes, Miller is one of them. He refused to name names at the McCarthy hearings, and his play 'The Crucible' analysed the hearings in the context of a previous American mass psychosis, the Salem witch trials.
Jane Smiley

Meaning of "Salem" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SALEM

Salem  [ˈseɪləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALEM

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adjective
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conjunction
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Salem is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SALEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Salem

Salem often refers to: ▪ Salem, Massachusetts, a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts ▪ Salem witch trials of 1692, which took place there ▪ Salem, Oregon, the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon ▪ Salem, Tamil Nadu, a city in India ▪ Salem, people with the name Salem may also refer to...

Definition of Salem in the English dictionary

The first definition of Salem in the dictionary is a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: textile industries. Pop: 693 236. Other definition of Salem is a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Atlantic: scene of the execution of 19 people after the witch hunts of 1692. Pop: 42 067. Salem is also a city in the NW USA, the state capital of Oregon: food-processing. Pop: 142 914.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALEM


amylum
ˈæmɪləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
bryophyllum
ˌbraɪəˈfɪləm
chillum
ˈtʃɪləm
filum
ˈfaɪləm
hilum
ˈhaɪləm
paspalum
pæsˈpeɪləm
phylum
ˈfaɪləm
pilum
ˈpaɪləm
podophyllum
ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪləm
spathiphyllum
spəˈθɪfɪləm
spirillum
spaɪˈrɪləm
subphylum
sʌbˈfaɪləm
superphylum
ˌsuːpərˈfaɪləm
vexillum
vɛkˈsɪləm
whilom
ˈwaɪləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm
xylem
ˈzaɪləm
ylem
ˈaɪləm
zanthoxylum
zænˈθɒksɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALEM

Salduba
sale
sale and lease back
sale and return
sale of produce
sale of work
sale or return
sale price
sale value
saleability
saleable
saleableness
saleably
salep
saleratus
salering
Salerno

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALEM

attitude problem
clem
drink problem
drinking problem
emblem
golem
Guillem
Haarlem
Harlem
health problem
heart problem
Jerusalem
Knights of St John of Jerusalem
Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
mind-body problem
Moslem
New Jerusalem
problem
subproblem
the New Jerusalem

Synonyms and antonyms of Salem in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Salem» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Salem to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Salem from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Salem» in English.

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塞勒姆
1,325 millions of speakers

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Salem
570 millions of speakers

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Salem
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सलेम
380 millions of speakers
ar

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سالم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Салем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Salem
270 millions of speakers

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সালেম
260 millions of speakers

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Salem
220 millions of speakers

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Salem
190 millions of speakers

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Salem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セーレム
130 millions of speakers

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살렘
85 millions of speakers

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Salem
85 millions of speakers
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Salem
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सालेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Salem
70 millions of speakers

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Salem
65 millions of speakers

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Salem
50 millions of speakers

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Салем
40 millions of speakers

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Salem
30 millions of speakers
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Salem
15 millions of speakers
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Salem
14 millions of speakers
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Salem
10 millions of speakers
no

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Salem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Salem

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALEM»

The term «Salem» is very widely used and occupies the 9.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Salem

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8 QUOTES WITH «SALEM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Salem.
1
Alice Morse Earle
Salem houses present to you a serene and dignified front, gracious yet reserved, not thrusting forward their choicest treasures to the eyes of passing strangers; but behind the walls of the houses, enclosed from public view, lie cherished gardens, full of the beauty of life.
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Janet Montgomery
Witches were burned and killed in Scotland and England for centuries before what happened in Salem.
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John George Nicolay
Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village.
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John George Nicolay
Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period in his career.
5
Stacy Schiff
My next book is on the Salem witch trials. As a small-town Massachusetts girl, this makes me very happy. So does the reunion with documents!
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Jane Smiley
If American literature has a few heroes, Miller is one of them. He refused to name names at the McCarthy hearings, and his play 'The Crucible' analysed the hearings in the context of a previous American mass psychosis, the Salem witch trials.
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Rob Zombie
Without really analyzing it, I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials were always something that I was around. The average kindergartner probably doesn't know about it, except that in Massachusetts, you do, because they'll take you on field trips to see reenactments and stuff.
8
Sheri Moon Zombie
Salem is such a cool little town that's very touristy. It's fun to walk around all the shops and get the feeling there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALEM»

Discover the use of Salem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Salem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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SALEM POSSESSED
The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which climaxed in the Salem witch trials From rich and varied sources—many neglected and unknown—Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum give us a ...
Paul Boyer, 1976
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Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692
Salem Story engages the story of the Salem witch trials through an analysis of the surviving primary documentation and juxtaposes that against the way in which our culture has mythologized the events of 1692.
Bernard Rosenthal, 1995
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Salem Falls
Yet planting roots in Salem Falls may prove fateful for Jack. Amid the white-painted centuries-old churches, a quartet of bored, privileged teeage girls have formed a coven that is crossing the line between amusment and malicious intent.
Jodi Picoult, 2007
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The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a ...
The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of original archival research (including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents), as well as on newly found cases and court records.
Marilynne K. Roach, 2004
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Salem: Place, Myth, and Memory
A superb collection of essays on Salem's rich history and cultural life over the past four centuries.
Dane Anthony Morrison, Nancy Lusignan Schultz, 2005
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Salem: Maritime Salem in the Age of Sail
The historic buildings, wharves, and reconstructed tall ship at Salem Maritime tell the stories of the sailors, Revolutionary War privateers, and merchants who brought the riches of the Far East to America.
Interior Department, National Park Service, 2009
7
Records of Salem Witchcraft: Copied from the Original Documents
George Jacobs Jr. Salem May the 14th 1692. Lt Nathanill Ingersall and Serg1 Thomas Putnam, yeoman both of Salem Village personally appeared before vs and made complaint in behalfe of their Maj ests against Daniell Andrew of Salem  ...
‎1864
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Salem Secret Underground: The History of the Tunnels in the City
This is an interactive guide to Salem, Ma smuggling Tunnels and those who built them and why.
Christopher Jon Luke Dowgin, 2011
9
Winston-Salem: A History
Tells about the city's personalities -- Marshall Kurfees, Simon Green Atkins, Z. Smith Reynolds, F. Ross Johnson, Joe Camel -- and its coming of age.
Frank Tursi, 1994
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Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692
Describes the witch hunt that took place in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1692, detailing the story of Kate Branch, a seventeen-year-old afflicted by strange visions and given to wails of pain and fright, who accused several women of bewitching ...
Richard Godbeer, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Salem is used in the context of the following news items.
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Robot launches cross-country hike, starting in Salem
hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, launched its summer plans yesterday at Peabody Essex Museum. The robot seeks to travel to San Francisco, but only by hitching ... «The Salem News, Jul 15»
2
NC elections-law trial begins in Winston-Salem
The Rev. William Barber arrives for the start of the NAACP voting rights trial in federal court in Winston-Salem, NC, Monday, July 13, 2015. The trial challenges ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
3
As lawmakers leave Salem, cheers ring out but tensions linger
SALEM — After starting amid a frenzy of scandal, transitioning to a new governor and admitting defeat on a high-wire deal to fund road fixes, the Oregon ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Salem police confiscate $100K in cash, 20 lbs. marijuana from hotel …
SALEM, N.H. —Salem police confiscated pounds of marijuana and stacks of ... Salem police said they got an unusual lead on this drug case – a lost dog that led ... «WMUR Manchester, Jun 15»
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Salem marijuana dispensary to open Wednesday
This building at 50 Grove St. in Salem will be the site of the first medical marijuana ... The firm's dispensary in Salem will be the first to open in Massachusetts. «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jun 15»
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Journey drummer arrested for assault in OR
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Journey drummer Deen Castronovo was arrested Sunday in an early morning domestic dispute, officials said. Salem police were called ... «KOIN.com, Jun 15»
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Lynn man's "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume triggers school …
LYNN — Salem, not Lynn, is typically the place where people walk around in costumes — and sometimes get into trouble. But on Wednesday afternoon, a Lynn ... «The Salem News, Jun 15»
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Dapper Tom Brady Takes Helicopter To Sold-Out Salem State Event …
Brady arrived by helicopter — yes, helicopter — to Salem State University for his first public appearance since the report's release. The quarterback is scheduled ... «NESN.com, May 15»
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Marion County DA: South Salem teacher still under investigation
A science teacher at South Salem High School has been accused of causing electrical burns on the hands and arms of several students in connection with an ... «Statesman Journal, May 15»
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Man killed in Salem police shootout identified
What might have been the routine arrest of a Eugene man wanted for failing to appear in court on drug charges turned into a deadly shootout with Salem police ... «Statesman Journal, Apr 15»

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