Salisbury

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

noun

1. Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
2. Robert Arthur Tal·bot Gas·coyne Cecil [tawl, -b, uh, t-, gas, -koin, tal, -], 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. 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) Ancient nameSarum Official nameNew Sarum

Salisbury

²

/ ˈsɔːlzbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

1. Salisbury, 3rd Marquess of18301903MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister 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

Example Sentences

Key suspects believed to be involved in the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning took part in a revealing Russian TV interview, an inquiry has been told.

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On Thursday, British authorities charged a pair of climate change activists for vandalizing Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalithic structure on a chalk plateau known as the Salisbury Plain.

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They will both appear at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on 13 December for a first hearing.

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He was contaminated after the nerve agent was smeared on former Russian spy Mr Skripal’s door handle in Salisbury in March 2018.

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Helena Salisbury, from Weybridge, uses the Tube weekly to travel across London for work meetings.

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