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Win⋅ston-Sa⋅lem

[win-stuhn-sey-luhm]
–noun
a city in N North Carolina. 131,885.
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Win·ston-Sa·lem   (wĭn'stən-sā'ləm)   
A city of north-central North Carolina north-northeast of Charlotte. Salem was founded by Moravians in 1766, and Winston was established in 1849; the cities were consolidated in 1913. Winston-Salem is chiefly known for tobacco production but also has a wide variety of manufacturing industries. Population: 197,000.
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