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. 776; 60 sq. mi. (155 sq. km). Compare Samana Cay.
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a city in and the capital of El Salvador. 368,313.
San Salvador (sæn ˈsælvəˌdɔː, Spanish san salβaˈðɔr)
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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)