Salisbury
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Definition of Salisbury
(Entry 1 of 2)
1st Earl of and 3rd Marquis of — see cecil
Salisbury
geographical nameSalis·bury | \ ˈsȯlz-ˌber-ē 
, -b(ə-)rē, US also ˈsalz- \
, -b(ə-)rē, US also ˈsalz- \Definition of Salisbury (Entry 2 of 2)
1 city in southeastern Maryland population 30,343
2 city in west central North Carolina south-southwest of Winston-Salem population 33,662
3 — see harare
4 city on the Avon River in Wiltshire, southern England population 45,000
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