Salvador

[sal-vuh-dawr, sahl-vah-thawr, sahl-vah-dawr]

noun

1. El Salvador.

2. Formerly Bahia. Portuguese, São Salvador. a seaport in eastern Brazil.

3. a male given name.

Salvador

/ ˈsælvəˌdɔː, salvaˈdor /

noun

1. Official name: São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos. Former name: Bahia. 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)

Other Word Forms

• Salvadoran adjective
• Salvadorian adjective

Example Sentences

Panama, meanwhile, grabbed the other automatic qualification spot on offer on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over El Salvador at home.

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The El Salvador native narrowly had escaped when three coworkers were nabbed this summer during a raid at a car wash in Orange County.

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He has also promised new maximum-security prisons, like those that have been built in El Salvador.

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Salvador Murillo was convinced he and his fellow officers were under fire.

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Suriname kept their bid for a first World Cup berth on track with a 4-0 victory over El Salvador in Paramaribo that eliminated the Salvadorans.

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