SALEM

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 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)

Sense 1

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; Ore.; Oregon (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)

Sense 2

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; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Sense 3

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)

 Context examples 

Salem House was a square brick building with wings; of a bare and unfurnished appearance.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Its capital is Salem.

(Oregon, NCI Thesaurus)

My mind flew back to Salem House; and could it be Tommy, I thought, who used to draw the skeletons!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“If it's really the same person,” said I, glancing towards him, “it was at a place called Salem House where we were together, and he was an excellent fellow.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I left Salem House upon the morrow afternoon.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

It is even difficult for me to believe that there was a gap of full two months between my return to Salem House and the arrival of that birthday.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A short walk brought us—I mean the Master and me—to Salem House, which was enclosed with a high brick wall, and looked very dull.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Traddles in our room at Salem House?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Can you cook this young gentleman's breakfast for him, if you please?” said the Master at Salem House.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I'm one of the masters at Salem House,” he said.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)