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Ben·sa·lem (ben sā′ləm)

urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000

Etymology: orig., Salem; renamed (c. 1700) < ? Ben, son of (see ben) + Salem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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