Salisbury

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English

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Salisbury Cathedral, in England

Etymology

From Middle English Sarisberie, 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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒlz.bɹi, ˈsɔːlz-, ˈsɔːz-/

Proper noun

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename:
    1. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430). [1]
      2. A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
    2. A place in Australia:
      1. A northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
      2. The City of Salisbury, a local government area in Adelaide, Australia.
      3. A village in New South Wales.
      4. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
    3. A place in Canada
      1. A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
      2. A village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
    4. A town on the west coast of Dominica.
    5. A place in the United States:
      1. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      2. A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland.
      3. A small coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
      4. A city in Chariton County, Missouri.
      5. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
      6. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
      7. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York.
      8. A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
      9. A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
      10. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
      11. A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.
    6. (historical) Former name of Harare, the capital city of Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.

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  1. ^ Parish map (England)
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