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San salvador

//sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of El Salvador.
  2. 2
    A department of El Salvador.
  3. 3
    A former province of El Salvador of the Spanish Empire and then of the United Provinces of Central America. historical
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: the first island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: an island of the Bahamas. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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  1. 6
    Ellipsis of San Salvador Island, former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

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 (suffix forming agent nouns).

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