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Ambato

American  
[ahm-bah-taw] / ɑmˈbɑ tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Ecuador, about 8,500 feet (2,590 meters) above sea level.


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The bus left the road between the central towns of Guaranda and Ambato on Sunday, when the initial death toll was given as 12.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

Her family had never dreamed of leaving their home in Ambato, a city in the highlands of Ecuador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an event in the highland city of Ambato, Foreign Minister Patino also criticized the report by The Guardian.

From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2012

Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an event in the highland city of Ambato, Foreign Minister Patino also criticized the report by the Guardian.

From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2012

The surface of the province is extremely broken, the Andes forming its western boundary, and the Aconquija, Ancaste, Ambato, Gulampaja and other ranges traversing it from north to south.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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