Quito

American  

[kee-taw] / ˈki tɔ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9,348 feet (2,849 meters) above sea level.

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Quito British  

/ ˈkiːtəʊ, ˈkito /

noun

1. the capital of Ecuador, in the north at an altitude of 2850 m (9350 ft), just south of the equator: the oldest capital in South America, existing many centuries before the Incan conquest in 1487; a cultural centre since the beginning of Spanish rule (1534); two universities. Pop: 1 514 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Tuesday’s operation came a day after Southcom commander Gen. Francis Donovan met in Quito, the capital, with the president and other senior officials to discuss expanding security cooperation against narcoterrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On Tuesday, Quito ended the stint of its own ambassador in Havana.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The US Embassy in Quito did not respond to Salon’s request for comment.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

We meet her when she lands in Quito, Ecuador, to wreak havoc in Gonzalo Cordova’s stop-motion animated show, “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads,” Adult Swim’s first-ever Spanish-language program, which premiered Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

She’s twelve years old and works as a maid for mestizos in Quito, about two hours away.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau