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

Example Sentences

The cover is illustrated by a mango tree, symbolizing her parents’ home country of El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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

The US has provided more than $32m "directly" to five countries - Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Eswatini and Palau - it added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A Venezuelan man deported by the United States last year to a notorious prison in El Salvador filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday seeking $1.3 million in damages.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

At their second stop, Salvador warned her, “Be careful. Watch for scorpions under the rocks and for víboras, rattlesnakes, lying on top of them.”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty