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Ecuador

American  
[ek-wuh-dawr] / ˈɛk wəˌdɔr /

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Nations like Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador depend heavily on American shipments to power their transport, farming, and factory sectors.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Her food is rooted in Jordan, she explained, even as she incorporates techniques learned from chefs in Italy, Peru and Ecuador.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The U.S. has long provided Ecuador and other Latin American governments with intelligence, equipment and training to help fight powerful criminal groups that send drugs north and unleash violence at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

We have written extensively about the topic here at MarketWatch, and are ourselves expats who have lived in Cuenca, Ecuador, for over 16 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

He hadn’t spoken to any white people apart from bosses since he arrived from Ecuador the year before, he told me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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