salem

1. 1.

   capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

   Synonymscapital of Oregon

   Broaderstate capital

   Part ofOregon
2. 2.

   a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692

   Broadercity

   Part ofMassachusetts
3. 3.

   a city in southern India

   Broadercity

   Part ofIndia

Other forms of salem

plural

salems·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about salem

What does salem mean?

salem means "capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in salem?

salem has 2 syllables: sa-lem. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /ˈseɪləm/.

What is another word for salem?

Close synonyms include capital of Oregon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is salem a common word?

salem is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.