Salisbury
/ˈsɒlz.bɹi/US/ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/
Salisbury proper noun: a surname.
Proper noun
Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)
- A surname.
- A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).
- A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
- A northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A local government area in Adelaide, Australia; in full, the City of Salisbury.
- A village in New South Wales.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
- A place in Canada
- A town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
- A town on the west coast of Dominica.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland.
- Colin McEvers, Chair of the College Republicans, hosted an event at Salisbury University featuring guest speaker Jared Taylor.2026 May 1, “Did Salisbury University Professors Offer Students Extra Credit For Protesting Jared Taylor Event?”, in Delmarva Times, archived from the original on 07 May 2026
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- A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
- A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A large hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York; despite being a hamlet, it had 12,093 people in the 2010 census.
- A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
- A small borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.
- Former name of Harare: the capital city of Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.
Salisbury meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Salisbury in Marathi
- city in England
- सॉल्झब्री sŏljhabrī
Salisbury in Urdu
- city in England
- سالسبری
Salisbury in Bengali
- city in England
- সল্স্বারি śolsbari
Salisbury in Arabic
- city in England
- سالزبوري
More languagesFewer languages
- Salisbury in Persian
- سالیسبری
- Salisbury in Thai
- ซอลส์บรี
Forms of Salisbury
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Origin of Salisbury
From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”). Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”). The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village. The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Questions about Salisbury
- What does Salisbury mean?
- Salisbury means a surname.
- What is Salisbury in Marathi?
- Salisbury in Marathi is सॉल्झब्री (sŏljhabrī). See Salisbury meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Salisbury?
- Salisbury is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Salisbury?
- Salisbury is pronounced /ˈsɒlz.bɹi/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Salisbury (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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