El Salvador

UK/ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔː/British, Southern, Standard/ɛl ˈsal.və.doː/US/ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔɹ/Australia/el ˈsæl.və.doː/

proper noun

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Capital: San Salvador.

OriginSpanish El Salvador →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Capital: San Salvador.

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador in an upcoming meeting with Salvadorean president Nayib Bukele, according to State Department Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone.

    2025 January 31, Stefano Pozzebon, “Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025
  2. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Carmen, Bohol, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
    3. A city in Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of New Corella, Davao del Norte, Philippines.

Origin

  1. SpanishEl Salvador
  2. EnglishEl Salvador

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish El Salvador (literally “The Saviour”). Named in honor of Jesus Christ.

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Translations

Afrikaans El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Arabic السَّلْفَادُور, السَّلْفَادُور
  • السَّلْفَادُور (as-salfādōr)country in Central America
  • السَّلْفَادُور (as-salvādōr)country in Central America
Bengali এল সালভাদোর
  • এল সালভাদোর (el śalbhadōr)country in Central America
Bulgarian Салвадо́р
  • Салвадо́р (Salvadór)country in Central America
Catalan El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Chinese Mandarin 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多
  • 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (Sà'ěrwǎduō)country in Central America
Czech Salvádor, Salvador
  • Salvádorcountry in Central America
  • Salvadorcountry in Central America
Danish El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Dutch El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Esperanto Salvadoro
  • Salvadorocountry in Central America
Estonian El Salvador, Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
  • Salvadorcountry in Central America
Finnish El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
French Salvador, El Salvador
  • Salvadorcountry in Central America
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
German El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Greek Ελ Σαλβαδόρ
  • Ελ Σαλβαδόρ (El Salvadór)country in Central America
Hebrew אֶל סַלְוָדוֹר
  • אֶל סַלְוָדוֹר (el salvadór)country in Central America
Hindi अल साल्वाडोर
  • अल साल्वाडोर (al sālvāḍor)country in Central America
Hungarian El Salvador, Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
  • Salvadorcountry in Central America
Icelandic El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Indonesian El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Irish An tSalvadóir
  • An tSalvadóircountry in Central America
Italian El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Japanese エルサルバドル
  • エルサルバドル (Eru Sarubadoru)country in Central America
Korean 엘살바도르, 엘쌀바도르
  • 엘살바도르 (Elsalbadoreu)country in Central America
  • 엘쌀바도르 (Elssalbadoreu)country in Central America
Latvian Salvadora
  • Salvadoracountry in Central America
Lithuanian Salvadoras
  • Salvadorascountry in Central America
Norwegian Bokmål El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Persian السالوادور
  • السالوادور (elsâlvâdor)country in Central America
Polish Salwador
  • Salwadorcountry in Central America
Portuguese Salvador, El Salvador
  • Salvadorcountry in Central America
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Punjabi ਸਾਲਵਾਦੋਰ
  • ਸਾਲਵਾਦੋਰ (sālvādor)country in Central America
Romanian El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Russian Сальвадо́р
  • Сальвадо́р (Salʹvadór)country in Central America
Slovak Salvádor
  • Salvádorcountry in Central America
Spanish El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Swahili El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Swedish El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Tagalog El Salbador
  • El Salbadorcountry in Central America
Tamil எல் சால்வடோர்
  • எல் சால்வடோர் (el cālvaṭōr)country in Central America
Thai เอลซัลวาดอร์
  • เอลซัลวาดอร์ (eo-sao-waa-dɔɔ)country in Central America
Turkish El Salvador
  • El Salvadorcountry in Central America
Ukrainian Сальвадо́р
  • Сальвадо́р (Salʹvadór)country in Central America
Urdu ایل سیلواڈور
  • ایل سیلواڈور (ēl sālvāḍor)country in Central America
Vietnamese En Xan-va-đo
  • En Xan-va-đocountry in Central America
Yiddish על סאַלוואַדאָר
  • על סאַלוואַדאָר (el salvador)country in Central America
Cite this entry
APA

El Salvador. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Salvador

MLA

“El Salvador.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Salvador. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “El Salvador,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Salvador.

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