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

Colombia responded with tit-for-tat tariffs and a suspension of electricity sales to Ecuador, which in turn hiked charges on Colombian oil travelling through an Ecuadoran pipeline by 900 percent.

From Barron's

“The Minister of Foreign Affairs immediately presented a note of protest to the Embassy of the United States in Ecuador”

From Salon

The government of Ecuador has condemned what it described as an attempt by a US federal immigration agent to enter the Ecuadorean consulate in Minneapolis.

From BBC

Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, Ecuador’s ministry of foreign affairs and human mobility said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pair, originally from Ecuador, were still pursuing the asylum claim at the time of their detention, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal