San Salvador
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San Salvador
- /sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/ US
Where it comes from
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 (suffix forming agent nouns).
proper noun Salvador
- The capital city of El Salvador.
- A department of El Salvador.
- A former province of El Salvador of the Spanish Empire and then of the United Provinces of Central America.
- Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: the first island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
- Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: an island of the Bahamas.
- Ellipsis of San Salvador Island, former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
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name capital of El Salvador
| Español | San Salvador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산살바도르 Sansalbadoreu |
| 日本語 | サンサルバドル Sansarubadoru, サン・サルバドール San-Sarubadoru |
| 中文 | 聖薩爾瓦多 /圣萨尔瓦多 Shèng-Sà'ěrwǎduō |
| हिन्दी | सान साल्वाडोर sān sālvāḍor |
| Português | San Salvador |
| Français | San Salvador |
| Deutsch | San Salvador |
| Italiano | San Salvador |
| Ελληνικά | Σαν Σαλβαδόρ San Salvadór |
| Română | San Salvador |
| Русский | Сан-Сальвадо́р San-Salʹvadór |
| Tiếng Việt | Xan Xan-va-đo |
| العربية | سَان سَلْفَادُور sān salfādūr |
| עברית | סן סלוודור san salvador |
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