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1. (n.) Ecuador
a republic in NW South America. 12,562,496; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
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1. ecuador
a republic of S. America, of Spanish origin, created in 1822; derives its name from its position on the equator; lies between Columbia and Peru; is traversed by the Andes, several of the peaks of which are actively volcanic; the population consists of Peruvian Indians, negroes, Spanish Creoles; exports cocoa, coffee, hides, and medicinal plants; the administration is vested in a president, a vice-president, two ministers, a senate of 18, and a house of deputies of 30, elected by universal suffrage.
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