Salisbury
Americannoun
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Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquis of, 1830–1903, British statesman: prime minister 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902.
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former name of Harare.
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a city in Wiltshire, in southern England: known for its cathedral.
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a city in central North Carolina.
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a city in eastern Maryland.
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the former name (until 1982) of Harare
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a city in S Australia: an industrial suburb of N Adelaide. Pop: 118 422 (2006)
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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)
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Example Sentences
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Salisbury wants to encourage people to plant trees, flowers or bulbs rather than releasing balloons.
From BBC
Low lying river valleys and areas on chalk aquifers - such as the Salisbury Plains - are most prone to groundwater flooding.
From BBC
He was placed under European Union sanctions after the GRU was accused of being behind a 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury in the UK.
From BBC
To investigate the stones' journey, Curtin scientists used advanced mineral "fingerprinting" methods to study microscopic grains found in rivers near Salisbury Plain in southern England.
From Science Daily
Only the frothiness in its junior cousin, silver, has been more extreme, which my colleague Ian Salisbury wrote this past week “may be a reason to steer clear.”
From Barron's
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