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

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Salvador

Last winter, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi clashed with Weiss over the editor’s decision to hold a story about an El Salvador maximum-security prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

They were really pushing me,” said Salvador Yoguez, a retired farmworker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

They include countries that Venezuela’s government had considered sworn enemies at the start of the year like El Salvador, Israel and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

And in 1969, Honduras and El Salvador fought a brief war as sentiments were stirred up by a World Cup qualifying match.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

On Friday morning, Salvador and Lupita received their wages.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty