Salisbury

[ sawlz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree or, especially for 4, 5, salz- ]

/ ˈsɔlzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri or, especially for 4, 5, ˈsælz- /

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noun

Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.

Robert Arthur Tal·bot Gas·coyne Cecil

[tawl-buht -gas-koin, tal-], /ˈtɔl bət ˈgæs kɔɪn, ˈtæl-/, 3rd Marquis of, 1830–1903, British statesman: prime minister 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902.

former name of Harare.

a city in Wiltshire, in southern England: known for its cathedral.

a city in central North Carolina.

a city in eastern Maryland.

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Words nearby Salisbury

salinity, salinization, salinize, salinometer, Salique, Salisbury, Salisbury Plain, Salisbury steak, Salish, Salishan, saliva

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How to use Salisbury in a sentence

If you must have a light source, Salisbury recommends a simple candle lantern for providing an unobtrusive glow.
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According to Salisbury’s account, Sheehan did not attempt to return the call until the next day, and only after 100,000 copies of the paper had been printed.
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He was deputy chief of the GRU at the time of the 2016 election interference and the Salisbury poisonings.
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The photos were shot by Danny Clinch in the Salisbury House museum in Des Moines, Iowa.
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That's what happened when the couple stood as they listened to the National Anthem today in Salisbury.
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There's an ancient joke about a young MP who, late in the 19th century, posed a question to the aged Marquess of Salisbury.
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It was then that the counselors broke open a huge can of something called Salisbury steak and heated it over an open fire.
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Robert Cecil, earl of Salisbury, died; an English statesman, the ablest minister of his time.
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To Salisbury by way of Romsey is a fine drive of about thirty miles over good roads and through a very pleasing country.
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No one who visits Salisbury will forget Stonehenge, the most remarkable relic of prehistoric man to be found in Britain.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
John of Salisbury copies this, with subuersores for subuersiones, which seems better.
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Exeter, and Salisbury, in their respective sees, were likewise excluded.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for Salisbury (1 of 2)

Salisbury¹

/ (ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun

the former name (until 1982) of Harare

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for Salisbury (2 of 2)

Salisbury²

/ (ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun

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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