Ecuador

[ ek-wuh-dawr ]

/ ˈɛk wəˌdɔr /

noun

a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.

OTHER WORDS FROM Ecuador

Ec·ua·do·ran, Ec·ua·dor·e·an, Ec·ua·do·ri·an, adjective, noun pro-Ec·ua·dor, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for ecuador

“Somebody requested from Ecuador through Malta for us to transport, I think it was like a ton of gold,” Petrossov says.

The Uber for Private Jets Has Landed |Allison McNearney |August 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The implications of the Yasuní debacle extend beyond Ecuador.

Is Rafael Correa the Next Hugo Chavez? |Mac Margolis |August 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is not exactly on the Elizabeth Arden circuit for the leisure, jet-setting crowd.

Ecuador Needs U.S. Aid. Will They Risk It All with Snowden? |Mac Margolis |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The U.S. is one of Ecuador's largest customers, buying cut flowers, asparagus, minerals, and Pacific tuna fish.

Ecuador Needs U.S. Aid. Will They Risk It All with Snowden? |Mac Margolis |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Ecuador may not have been the 30-year-old digital rebel's dream destination.

Ecuador Needs U.S. Aid. Will They Risk It All with Snowden? |Mac Margolis |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There is but little manufacturing industry in the interior of Ecuador, but much more than on the coast.

The Andes and the Amazon |James Orton
Nevertheless, a large number of the specimens collected in Ecuador are intermediate in color as well as in zonal distribution.

American Weasels |E. Raymond Hall
These shocks, however, are less severe than in Venezuela or in Ecuador.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various
Andean Ecuador has been aptly compared to a great ladder four hundred miles long, with the "nudos" forming its gigantic rungs.

The South American Republics, Part II (of 2) |Thomas C. Dawson
In Ecuador similar things were brought about, accompanied by massacre and other dreadful deeds.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock

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Ecuador

/ (ˈɛkwəˌdɔː) /

noun

a republic in South America, on the Pacific: under the Incas when Spanish colonization began in 1532; gained independence in 1822; declared a republic in 1830. It consists chiefly of a coastal plain in the west, separated from the densely forested upper Amazon basin (Oriente) by ranges and plateaus of the Andes. Official language: Spanish; Quechua is also widely spoken. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Quito. Pop: 15 439 429 (2013 est). Area: 283 560 sq km (109 483 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for ecuador

Ecuador

[ (ek-wuh-dawr) ]

Republic in western South America, bordered by Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its landscape is dominated by the Andes. Quito is its capital, and Guayaquil is its largest city.

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