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SALVADOREAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salvadorean mean?
• SALVADOREAN (noun)
The noun SALVADOREAN has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of El Salvador
Familiarity information: SALVADOREAN used as a noun is very rare.
• SALVADOREAN (adjective)
The adjective SALVADOREAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people
Familiarity information: SALVADOREAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of El Salvador
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Salvadoran; Salvadorean; Salvadorian
Hypernyms ("Salvadorean" is a kind of...):
South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)
Holonyms ("Salvadorean" is a member of...):
El Salvador; Republic of El Salvador; Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Salvadoran; Salvadorean
Context example:
Salvadoran guerillas
Pertainym:
El Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
Derivation:
El Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
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