San Salvador

[ san sal-vuh-dawr; Spanish sahn sahl-vah-thawr ]

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noun

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). Compare Samana Cay.
a city in and the capital of El Salvador.

San Salvador

/ san salβaˈðɔr; sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː /

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

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 .

Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.

He was born in San Salvador, and is about fifty-two years of age.

San Salvador Island, discovered and named by Columbus, 8, 10.

The first land reached was an island of the Bahama group, which he named San Salvador.

One of the San Salvador young men aboard us fancied some slight, experienced some fear, or may even,—who knows?

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