Salem

plural Salems

1. countableuncountableThe biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableThe capital city of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County.

      A man with an eight-inch (20-cm) knife walked into the lobby of the Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m., the Salem Police Department said on Monday.

      2025 June 2, “Stabbing attack at Oregon homeless shelter sends 11 people to hospital, man in custody”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2025

   2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
   4. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas.
   5. countableuncountableA town in New London County, Connecticut.
   6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois.
   7. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Washington County, Indiana.
   8. countableuncountableA city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County; the site of infamous witch-hunts, trials and executions in 1692.
   9. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Dent County, Missouri.

      The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said.

      2007 August 9, David Morgan, “Anti-war Iraq vets face punishment over protest”, in Reuters

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      Strebe said she installed five surveillance cameras at her home and now fuels her car only at night to avoid neighbors. Moving from Salem would mean leaving extended family, but she said the small city has grown too hostile to stay.

      2025 November 19, Raphael Satter and A.J. Vicens, “The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown”, in Reuters

   10. countableuncountableA town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   11. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Salem County, New Jersey.
   12. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota.
   13. countableuncountableAn independent city, the county seat of Roanoke County, Virginia.
   14. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and former town, now in Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
   15. countableuncountableA number of townships, listed under Salem Township.
3. countableuncountableA municipality of Stockholm, Sweden.
4. countableuncountableA town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
5. countableuncountableA female given name from Hebrew.

1. A town and district in Tamil Nadu, India.

plural Salems

1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.