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salisbury

/ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/

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What does salisbury mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).
  3. A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
More meanings (19)

proper noun

  1. A northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  2. A local government area in Adelaide, Australia; in full, the City of Salisbury.
  3. A village in New South Wales.
  4. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
  5. A place in Canada
  6. A town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
  7. A town on the west coast of Dominica.
  8. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  9. A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland.
  10. A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  11. A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
  12. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  13. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
  14. A large hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York; despite being a hamlet, it had 12,093 people in the 2010 census.
  15. A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
  16. A small borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  17. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  18. A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.
  19. (historical) Former name of Harare: the capital city of Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.
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It was put up over the north half of the eastern cloisters, relatively the same position as at Salisbury and Wells.
Ernest Albert SavageOld English libraries : $b the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle AgesProject Gutenberg ebook #1615
When people are unable to take the necessary amount of exercise, the dieting process, known as the "Salisbury system," is very effective.
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) TyrrellThe Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsProject Gutenberg ebook #3453
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It was from Lord Salisbury, conveying in the kindest terms that the queen had made him K.C.M.G. in reward for his services.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
A homestead on our right was struck and burned to the ground, while on our left two soldiers were killed on Salisbury Plain.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861