Salvador

American  

[sal-vuh-dawr, sahl-vah-thawr, sahl-vah-dawr] / ˈsæl vəˌdɔr, ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr, ˌsɑl vɑˈdɔr /

noun

1. El Salvador.

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

3. a male given name.

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Salvador British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• Salvadoran
  adjective
• Salvadorian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Salvador

Among them was Ana Domínguez, 60, a native of El Salvador living in Long Beach as a lawful permanent resident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 1963, I saw surreal artist Salvador Dali on “The Tonight Show” and realized that looking eccentric was cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Even in El Salvador, which made Bitcoin a national currency and offered citizens $30 to get started with the cryptocurrency, adoption remains very low.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

"For the first time, we observed that IBD patients and healthy controls were eating similar amounts of plant-based foods yet CD patients still had more oxalate in their stool," said Dr. Salvador.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Monday came and once more Lupita, Salvador, and Aunt Consuelo went out in Fidencio’s truck.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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