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Salvadorean

Salvadorean

3.4
A person from El Salvador
  • noun
  • /ˌsæl.vəˈdɔːr.i.ən/
translation icon : salvadoreño
  • As a Salvadorean, she proudly shares her culture through food and storytelling.

Examples

  • Many Salvadorean families celebrate the country's Independence Day with traditional music and dance.

  • In recent decades, increased migration from Central America in particular has created an ethnic mix roughly two-thirds Salvadorean and Nicaraguan and one-third Mexican.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The group of Salvadorean immigrants gathered to discuss their experiences and support one another in their new home.

Synonyms

Salvadoran
vsSalvadorean
8 3.3

A person from El Salvador

is the alternative spelling used for the same meaning
Salvadorian
vsSalvadorean
1 3.9

A person born in or living in El Salvador

is the neutral alternative spelling without stressing birth

Surface Forms

Salvadorean singular
Salvadorans plural

Morphology

Salvadorean = Salvador (transparent) = Salvador + ean

The suffix '-ean' is a standard way to form nouns relating to a person from a place.

Etymology

Salvadorean comes from the country's name El Salvador, with Salvador meaning 'the savior' in Spanish and the ending -ean showing 'from' a place, like saying someone is 'from' a town. So, a Salvadorean is a person who is from El Salvador.