Salisbury

[sawlz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, salz-]

noun

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

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

3. former name of Harare.

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

5. a city in central North Carolina.

6. a city in eastern Maryland.

Salisbury

¹

/ ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. the former name (until 1982) of Harare

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

3. Official name: New Sarum. Ancient name: Sarum. 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)

Salisbury

²

/ ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Some emerged vomiting from the vehicles, while others were shaking after the military exercise on Salisbury Plain, according to The Times newspaper.

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He said the case formed part of a "breadth of activity" by Russia, including incidents such as the Salisbury poisonings in 2018 and an arson attack in London in 2024.

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Mayne Pharma’s business is mainly in the U.S., but the company also owns a manufacturing site in Salisbury, South Australia, which employs more than 200 people.

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This was when 50 tonnes of rock fell from the cliffs, known as the Salisbury Crags, on to the path.

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Then, they would lunch on Salisbury steak and Jell-O platters at Schaber’s Cafeteria.

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