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 (sɑ̃u salvaˈdor ˈdəː baˈia ˈdəː ˈtoːduʃ uʃ ˈsəntuʃ)
Salvador in American English
(ˈsælvəˌdɔr; Portuguese ˌ sɑlvəˈdɔʀ)
seaport in E Brazil: capital of Bahia state: pop. 1,501,000
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El Salvador
a republic in Central America, on the Pacific : colonized by the Spanish from 1524; declared independence in 1841, becoming a republic in 1856. It consists of coastal lowlands rising to a central plateau . Coffee constitutes over a third of the total exports . Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority . Currency: US dollar . Capital: San Salvador . Pop: 6 377 853 (2017 est). Area: 21 393 sq km (8236 sq miles)
San Salvador
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)
São Salvador
short for Sã o Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos , the official name for Salvador
San Salvador Island
an island in the central Bahamas: the first land in the New World seen by Christopher Columbus (1492). Area: 156 sq km (60 sq miles)
São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos
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)