Salvador

[ sal-vuh-dawr; Spanish sahl-vah-thawr; Portuguese sahl-vah-dawr ]

noun

1. El Salvador.
2. a seaport in eastern Brazil. Formerly Bahia,.
3. a male given name.

Salvador

/ ˈsælvəˌdɔː; salvaˈdor /

noun

1. a port in E Brazil, capital of Bahia state: founded in 1549 as capital of the Portuguese colony, which it remained until 1763; a major centre of the African slave trade in colonial times. Pop: 3 331 000 (2005 est) Former nameBahia Official nameSão Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santoss̃ɑu salvaˈdor ˈdəː baˈia ˈdəː ˈtoːduʃ uʃ ˈsəntuʃ

Other Words From

• Salva·doran Salva·dori·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

The acknowledgment of these crimes, which came as part of an amnesty for them, was a cathartic moment for El Salvador.

From The Daily Beast

President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias laid a calming hand on 1980s El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.

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The children are coming from three Central American countries—Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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And if successful, the program would be extended to refugees in Guatemala and El Salvador.

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Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.

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When it arrived he sailed boldly into the reconcave, and St. Salvador was taken almost without a struggle.

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Colonel Salvador, though born in Portugal, has all his property and connections in Brazil; he served with credit in the peninsula.

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He endeavored to accomplish this against the opposition of Salvador and was killed at the battle of Chalchuapa in 1885.

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From a junction with the Northern a branch will run south to Zacapa and ultimately will be extended into Salvador.

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