Ecuador

//ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ// name, noun

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

    "Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”"

Synonyms

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bahíacongresslower houserepublic of ecuadorsenateupper house

Example

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"Quito, Ecuador, is a little south of the equator."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ecuador, itself from ecuador (“equator”).

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republic of ecuadorsouth america

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