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Definition 2024
Salem
Salem
See also: salem
English
Proper noun
Salem
- The place of which Melchizedek was king, mostly identified with Jerusalem.
- Cities and other locations named for the Biblical place.
- The capital city of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.
- A port city in northeast Massachusetts; site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692.