San Salvador

[san sal-vuh-dawr, sahn sahl-vah-thawr]

noun

1. Also called Watling Island. an island in the E central Bahamas: long held to be the first land in the New World sighted by Christopher Columbus 1492. 60 sq. mi. (155 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of El Salvador.

San Salvador

/ san salβaˈðɔr, sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː /

noun

1. the capital of El Salvador, situated in the SW central part: became capital in 1841; ruined by earthquakes in 1854 and 1873; university (1841). Pop: 1 472 000 (2005 est)

San Salvador

1. Capital of El Salvador and the largest city in the country, located in central El Salvador.

The city has suffered from recurrent and severe earthquakes.