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Quito

//ˈkitoʊ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Ecuador.

    "An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis, but was turned back by an employee, prompting an official complaint to the US embassy in Quito, the country’s foreign ministry said."

  2. 2
    The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador
  3. 3
    A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
  4. 4
    A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador. historical

    "The conquest of the northern provinces of Quito was undertaken by one of Pizarro’s lieutenants, Sebastian de Benalcazar."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu tribe. The name is a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (“center”) + to (“the world”); roughly translating as "center of the world."

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