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Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem proper noun: a large city, the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.

Proper noun

Winston-Salem

  1. A large city, the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin of Winston-Salem

After the name of two separate towns, Winston and Salem, which were merged in 1913.

Questions about Winston-Salem

What does Winston-Salem mean?
Winston-Salem means a large city, the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.
What part of speech is Winston-Salem?
Winston-Salem is a proper noun.

Words near Winston-Salem in the dictionary

  1. Winsted
  2. Winster
  3. Winston
  4. Winston County
  5. Winston Hills
  6. Winston-Salem
  7. Winstone
  8. Winstones
  9. Winstonian
  10. winstub
  11. winstube

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