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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn: El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Salvador]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name 1. El Salvador 2. (or formerly São Salvador) (or Bahia) port NE Brazil capital of Bahia population 2,000,000 • Salvadoran adjective or noun • Salvadorean or Salvadorian adjective or noun

Britannica Concise

City (pop.,
1991: 2,070,000), port, and capital of Bahia state, NE Brazil. Located at the S tip of a peninsula that separates All Saints Bay from the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of Brazil's oldest cities, and was founded in 1549 as the Portuguese colonial capital. At the center of the sugar trade along the bay, it became a prize for pirates, and the Dutch captured it briefly in 1624. Retaken by the Portuguese, it became a major center for the African slave trade. It has grown continuously since 1940, and its port is one of the nation's finest. Important industries include food and tobacco processing, ceramics, and shipbuilding.