capital of El Salvador, in the central part: pop. 423,000
island of the E Bahamas: prob. the place of Columbus' landing (1492) in the New World: 63 sq mi (163 sq km)
Origin:
Sp, Holy Savior
See San Salvador in American Heritage Dictionary 4
An island of the central Bahamas in the West Indies. It is generally identified as the first landfall of Christopher Columbus (October 12, 1492).
The capital and largest city of El Salvador, in the west-central part of the country. Founded in the 16th century, it became the national capital in 1841. Population: 479,000.