SALEM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Salem mean?
• SALEM (noun)
The noun SALEM has 3 senses:
1. capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
2. a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
3. a city in southern India
Familiarity information: SALEM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SALEM (noun)
Meaning:
Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Oregon; Salem
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Salem" is a part of...):
Beaver State; OR; Oregon (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
Meaning:
A city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Salem" is a part of...):
Bay State; MA; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)
Meaning:
A city in southern India
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Salem" is a part of...):
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
