Ecuadorean

British

/ ˌɛkwəˈdɔːrɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Ecuador or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Ecuador

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Example Sentences

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A host of U.S. officials and lawmakers as well as foreign leaders, including Argentine President Javier Milei, Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, had already gathered in the Norwegian capital to await her arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is the third survivor of a U.S. strike, after a Colombian and an Ecuadorean were rescued and repatriated to their homelands earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Ecuadorean Attorney General's office has said in a statement that the Ecuadorean survivor "could not be detained" because there was "no report of a crime that has been brought to the attention of this institution".

From BBC

Ecuadorean officials had earlier identified one of the survivors of Thursday's strike as Andrés Fernando Tufiño.

From BBC

According to an unnamed official quoted by the Associated Press, the Ecuadorean survivor was in good health.

From BBC

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