EL SALVADOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does El Salvador mean? 

• EL SALVADOR (noun)
  The noun EL SALVADOR has 1 sense:

1. a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America

  Familiarity information: EL SALVADOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EL SALVADOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the Pacific coast of Central America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

El Salvador; Republic of El Salvador; Salvador

Instance hypernyms:

Central American country; Central American nation (any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)

Meronyms (parts of "El Salvador"):

Salvadoran capital; San Salvador (the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes)

Santa Ana (a city in western El Salvador)

Meronyms (members of "El Salvador"):

Salvadoran; Salvadorean; Salvadorian (a native or inhabitant of El Salvador)

Holonyms ("El Salvador" is a part of...):

Central America (the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia)

Holonyms ("El Salvador" is a member of...):

OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

Derivation:

Salvadorean (of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people)

 Context examples 

The Mayan culture was at its peak about 1,500 years ago in what is present day southern Mexico, Guatemala and parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

(Hidden Mayan Civilization Revealed in Guatemala Jungle, VOA)

Continental North America south of Mexico that is usually considered to comprise the present day countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

(Mesoamerica, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

A country in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua.

(Honduras, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A country in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico.

(Guatemala, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Denotes a person from the area inbetween north and south America including persons from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Panama Canal zone.

(Central American, NCI Thesaurus)