/san sal"veuh dawr'/ ; Sp. /sahn sahl'vah dhawrdd"/ , n.
1. Also called Watling Island . an island in the E central Bahamas: long held to be the first land in the New World sighted by Christopher Columbus 1492. 776; 60 sq. mi. (155 sq. km). Cf. Samana Cay .
2. a city in and the capital of El Salvador. 368,313.