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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”), various places named in honor of Jesus Christ, from Spanish salvador, from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (“forming agent nouns”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
San Salvador
- The capital city of El Salvador.
- A department of El Salvador
- (historical) Short for San Salvador Island, the first island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
- Short for San Salvador Island, an island in the Bahamas.
- (historical) Short for San Salvador Island, a former name of Santiago, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.
Translations
Anagrams
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
San Salvador
- San Salvador (the capital and largest city of the modern El Salvador).
- San Salvador (a department of El Salvador)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
San Salvador m inan (related adjective sansalvadorský)
- San Salvador (the capital and largest city of the modern El Salvador)
- San Salvador (a department of El Salvador)
Declension
Declension of San Salvador (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
San Salvador f
- San Salvador (the capital city of El Salvador)
- San Salvador (a department of El Salvador)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsan salbaˈdoɾ/
- Syllabification: San Sal‧va‧dor
Proper noun
San Salvador m
- San Salvador (the capital city of El Salvador)
- San Salvador (a department of El Salvador)
Derived terms