Salvadoran
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- adjective
- /ˌsælvəˈdɔrən/
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salvadoreño
- The past few years have witnessed momentous changes in Salvadoran society and in the social role of Christianity in El Salvador.
- Salvadoran government
- Salvadoran society
- Salvadoran military
Examples
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The current phase in Salvadoran politics dates from the military coup.
Academic text (1991) -
These are Salvadoran cookies.
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Presidential Candidate and Former Director of Salvadoran Intelligence
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One has the same impression in a Salvadoran consular office in the United States:
Academic text (1996) -
Once verified, the commission will deliver a copy to the Salvadoran Government and COPAZ.
Academic text (1991) -
The faces on the street were Vietnamese, Salvadoran, and Filipino.
Fiction book (1999) -
Over the twelve-year civil war, Salvadoran labor unions were highly politicized.
Academic text (1999) -
The restaurant is decorated with colorful native Salvadoran artwork, knickknacks, and maps of Central America.
Blog text (3) -
If you're unfamiliar with pupusas, they're a Salvadoran dish which is very, very popular and really amazing.
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The Salvadoran cuisine is known for its rich flavors and unique dishes.
Synonyms
Relating to El Salvador or its people
From El Salvador and connected to its people and culture
Compounds
- Archaic
A former unit of money in El Salvador worth 100 cents used before the US dollar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Salvadoran = El Salvador (transparent) = El Salvador + an
Formed by the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-an' added to the country name 'El Salvador', so the meaning 'relating to El Salvador' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Salvadoran comes from the country name El Salvador, which in Spanish means 'the savior' and is from the same root as English words like save and salvation. So something described as Salvadoran is 'from or about El Salvador'.