Meanings
proper noun
- One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Salem.
Investigators have been questioning a Salem County man and searching his home in connection with the killings of four prostitutes whose bodies were found near Atlantic City in November, according to an official who has been briefed on the case and the man’s sister.
2007 April 4, Nate Schweber, “Man Queried in Killings of Prostitutes”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015
Cite this entry
APA
Salem County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salem%20County
MLA
“Salem County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salem%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salem County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salem%20County.
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