Salvador
a seaport in eastern Brazil.: Formerly Bahia, Portuguese, São Sal·va·dor [soun-sahl-vah-dawr] /ˈsãʊ̃ ˌsɑl vɑˈdɔr/ .
a male given name.
Other words from Salvador
- Sal·va·do·ran, Sal·va·do·ri·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Salvador in a sentence
Members of the Casa Ruby staff have said Corado had been in Salvador for most of the time this year and in recent weeks the staff was unable to reach her to discuss Casa Ruby related business.
D.C. judge orders Casa Ruby placed under temporary receivership | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | August 12, 2022 | Washington BladeSalvador, Kitayama and colleagues had more than 1,000 respondents in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Japan and the United States reflect on various social scenarios, instead of asking explicit questions like Vignoles’ team.
Latin America defies cultural theories based on East-West comparisons | Sujata Gupta | May 6, 2022 | Science NewsIn Salvador, one of Brazil’s poorest cities, Ko trained a local cohort of physicians and public health professionals to face myriad public health challenges.
Finding the link between poverty and public health | Ken Shulman | February 23, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewShe did one more sweep down the line and stopped at the car of a tan, middle-aged man named Salvador.
Five days, 100 vaccine doses and a wildfire of conspiracy theories | Jose Del Real | May 28, 2021 | Washington PostThe acknowledgment of these crimes, which came as part of an amnesty for them, was a cathartic moment for El Salvador.
President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias laid a calming hand on 1980s El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize | P. J. O’Rourke | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.
The children are coming from three Central American countries—Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
And if successful, the program would be extended to refugees in Guatemala and El Salvador.
The Awful Facts Behind the White House's Plan to Help Honduras | Caitlin Dickson | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTColumbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.When it arrived he sailed boldly into the reconcave, and St. Salvador was taken almost without a struggle.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamColonel Salvador, though born in Portugal, has all his property and connections in Brazil; he served with credit in the peninsula.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamHe endeavored to accomplish this against the opposition of Salvador and was killed at the battle of Chalchuapa in 1885.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. PepperFrom a junction with the Northern a branch will run south to Zacapa and ultimately will be extended into Salvador.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. Pepper
British Dictionary definitions for Salvador
/ (ˈsælvəˌdɔː, Portuguese salvaˈdor) /
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 name: Bahia Official name: São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (s̃ɑu salvaˈdor ˈdəː baˈia ˈdəː ˈtoːduʃ uʃ ˈsəntuʃ)
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