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Ecuador

proper noun

  1. South American country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ / /ˈɛk.wə.doː/ / /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/

name

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

  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.”