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"El Salvador" means The Savior. The country was named by the Spanish after they defeated the local tribes and established a colony there.

The original long name was "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World").

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