Salvador
[ sal-vuh-dawr; for 1, 3 also Spanish sahl-vah-thawr; for 2 also Portuguese sahl-vah-dawr ]
/ ˈsæl vəˌdɔr; for 1, 3 also Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr; for 2 also Portuguese ˌsɑl vɑˈdɔr /
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noun
a seaport in eastern Brazil.Formerly Bahia, Portuguese, São Sal·va·dor [soun -sahl-vah-dawr] /ˈsãʊ̃ ˌsɑl vɑˈdɔr/ .
a male given name.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Salvador
Sal·va·do·ran, Sal·va·do·ri·an, adjective, nounWords nearby Salvador
salutatory, salute, salutiferous, Salv., salvable, Salvador, Salvadorian, salvage, salvageable, salvage archaeology, Salvarsan
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Salvador
/ (ˈsælvəˌdɔː, Portuguese salvaˈdor) /
noun
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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