San Salvador

American  

[san sal-vuh-dawr, sahn sahl-vah-thawr] / sæn ˈsæl vəˌdɔr, sɑn ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr /

noun

1. Also called Watling Island.  an island in the E central Bahamas: long held to be the first land in the New World sighted by Christopher Columbus 1492. 60 sq. mi. (155 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of El Salvador.

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San Salvador British  

/ san salβaˈðɔr, sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː /

noun

1. the capital of El Salvador, situated in the SW central part: became capital in 1841; ruined by earthquakes in 1854 and 1873; university (1841). Pop: 1 472 000 (2005 est)

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San Salvador Cultural  

1. Capital of El Salvador and the largest city in the country, located in central El Salvador.

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The city has suffered from recurrent and severe earthquakes.

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San Salvador

The hearing took place on the fourth day of the mass trial at the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center, southeast of San Salvador.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

I’d flown 35 hours to be here, playing Frogger with San Salvador traffic, dodging motorbikes, arms already open for a hug I’d been planning for years.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026

"It is my understanding, based on official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador, that Abrego Garcia is being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador," State Department official Michael Kozak said.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

“We are unified and hold in common so many things,” Rubio said as he departed San Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

Guatemala, San Salvador, and Honduras.—Meanwhile the north-moving conquerors who went out from Panamá had met and struggled in Guatemala, San Salvador, and Honduras with the companions of Cortés, moving southward from Mexico.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene