▁and ▁other ▁English - spe aking ▁countries . ▁Both ▁words ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁most ▁Salvador an ▁business ▁signs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁else ▁where ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁sounds ▁" ia " ▁and ▁" ea " ▁in ▁Salv ad orn ▁and ▁Salv ad orn ▁sound ▁more ▁closely ▁to ▁the ▁" ñ " ▁sound ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁term ▁. ▁ ▁Centro amer icano / a ▁in ▁Spanish ▁and ▁in ▁English ▁Central ▁American ▁is ▁an ▁alternative ▁standard ▁and ▁w ides p read ▁cultural ▁identity ▁term ▁that ▁Salvador ans ▁use ▁to ▁identify ▁themselves , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁regional ▁is thm ian ▁neighb ours . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁secondary ▁dem onym ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁inter change able ▁term ▁for ▁El ▁Salvador ▁and ▁Salvador ans . ▁The ▁dem onym ▁Central ▁American ▁is ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁union ▁that ▁the ▁Central ▁America ▁region ▁has ▁had ▁since ▁its ▁independence . ▁The ▁term ▁Central ▁America ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁regional ▁cultural ▁identity , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁political ▁identity , ▁since ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁been ▁un ited ▁on ▁various ▁occasions ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁country ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Provin ces ▁of ▁Central ▁America , ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Central ▁America , ▁National ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁Central ▁America , ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Republic ▁of ▁Central ▁America . ▁The ▁same ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁for ▁El ▁Salvador ' s ▁neighb ors , ▁specifically ▁the ▁original ▁five ▁states ▁of ▁Central ▁America . ▁ ▁Nick names ▁ ▁Sal vi ▁is ▁an ▁inform al ▁dem onym ▁referring