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Salisbury

[sawlz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, salz-]

noun

  1. Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.

  2. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquis of, 1830–1903, British statesman: prime minister 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902.

  3. former name of Harare.

  4. a city in Wiltshire, in southern England: known for its cathedral.

  5. a city in central North Carolina.

  6. a city in eastern Maryland.



Salisbury

1

/ ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1982) of Harare

  2. a city in S Australia: an industrial suburb of N Adelaide. Pop: 118 422 (2006)

  3. 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Salisbury

2

/ ˈsɔːlzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

  1. Robert Gascoyne Cecil (ˈɡæskɔɪn), 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. 1830–1903, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1885–86; 1886–92; 1895–1902). His greatest interest was in foreign and imperial affairs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Salisbury and Skupski then had to battle back from a break down in the third set, forcing parity after the Americans served for the match at 5-3.

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Emma Salisbury, a fellow at the Council on Geostrategy, a think tank, says the carrier's Pacific deployment holds a powerful symbolic importance.

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When "Mr Wright" said he was interested in viewing them, Mr Rudd invited him to come to his workshop in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

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Salisbury Playhouse artistic director Gareth Machin said audience tastes had also changed, meaning it's harder to put on "serious drama", especially outside London.

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He and his wife have been describing the harrowing moment a hare coursing gang arrived after dark on their remote farm just off Salisbury Plain.

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