Salvador
a seaport in eastern Brazil.: Formerly Bahia, Portuguese, São Sal·va·dor [soun-sahl-vah-dawr] /ˈsãʊ̃ ˌsɑl vɑˈdɔr/ .
a male given name.
Other words from Salvador
- Sal·va·do·ran, Sal·va·do·ri·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Salvador in a sentence
Finally, after a decade of civil war, America's backing for the Salvadoran regime came to an end.
In 1980 alone, nearly 10,000 Salvadoran citizens, mostly peasants, students and workers, were killed.
Both were created in Los Angeles by Salvadoran immigrants, between 2001 and 2010.
The Awful Facts Behind the White House's Plan to Help Honduras | Caitlin Dickson | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause the U.S. deports them, the Salvadoran government refused to deal with them.
Do we really think that El Salvadoran parents love their children any less than we love ours?!
It was about time I did some of the work, after you got the nut-shop and the cheese place and the Salvadoran pupusa place.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for Salvador
/ (ˈsælvəˌdɔː, Portuguese salvaˈdor) /
a port in E Brazil, capital of Bahia state: founded in 1549 as capital of the Portuguese colony, which it remained until 1763; a major centre of the African slave trade in colonial times. Pop: 3 331 000 (2005 est): Former name: Bahia Official name: São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (s̃ɑu salvaˈdor ˈdəː baˈia ˈdəː ˈtoːduʃ uʃ ˈsəntuʃ)
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