San Salvador

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː/, Spanish: /san salβaˈðɔr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(san sal′və dôr′; Sp. sän säl′vä ᵺôr′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
San Sal•va•dor  (san sal′və dôr′; Sp. sän säl′vä ᵺôr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesAlso 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. 776;
    60 sq. mi. (155 sq. km). Cf. Samana Cay. 
  2. Place Namesa city in and the capital of El Salvador. 368,313.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
San Salvador / sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː san salβaˈðɔr/
  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: 1 098 494 (2015 est)
'San Salvador' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bahia - El Salvador - Nueva San Salvador - San Salvador Island - Santa Tecla - Watling Island

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