Ecuador

American  

[ek-wuh-dawr] / ˈɛk wəˌdɔr /

noun

1. a republic in northwestern South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Quito.

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Ecuador British  

/ ˈɛkwəˌdɔː /

noun

1. 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)

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Ecuador Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Ecuadoran adjective
• Ecuadorean adjective
• Ecuadorian adjective
• anti-Ecuador adjective
• pro-Ecuador adjective

Example Sentences

Citgo’s refineries are designed for heavy sour crude from Venezuela but since the 2019 sanctions have been running a mixture of crude from Canada and Latin American countries such as Brazil and Ecuador.

From The Wall Street Journal

In October alone, Valero imported nearly five million barrels from Mexico, more than two million barrels from Colombia, and additional heavy barrels from Brazil, Ecuador, and Argentina.

From Barron's

We moved to Cuenca, Ecuador, primarily because it offered a much lower cost of living than the United States.

From MarketWatch

But he’s bracing for customers to switch soon to shrimp-producing countries with lower tariffs like Ecuador—and domestic American shrimp producers.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s where he had settled to live and work after escaping China via Ecuador, then to Bermuda, then sailing by himself on a small boat to Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal