Ecuador

[ek-wuh-dawr]

noun

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

Ecuador

/ 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)

Ecuador

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Example Sentences

"We have players from South Africa, India, Colombia, Ecuador, Romania, one guy from the UK, Spain obviously, and our goalkeeper is from Albania," says Aguilar, who grew up in Venezuela supporting Los Blancos.

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While the regular WTA Tour season is over, there are still ranking points to be won in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and France.

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Scotland can only play one other European nation in the groups, so there is a fair chance Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador and Australia could lie in wait.

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Last month, Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda were added to the existing list, following a number of high-profile incidents including the death of six tourists in Laos in 2024.

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“Some wrote him off as dead,” said President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador.

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