Definitions for ecuadorˈɛk wəˌdɔr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ec•ua•dorˈɛk wəˌdɔr(n.)
a republic in NW South America. 12,562,496; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Quito.
Ec`ua•do′ran(adj.; n.)
Ec`ua•do′re•an(adj.; n.)
Ec`ua•do′ri•an(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador(noun)
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
Wiktionary
Ecuador(ProperNoun)
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador.
Origin: From ecuador.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
Translations for ecuador
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
equator(noun)
(with the ) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles
Singapore is almost on the equator.
- ewenaarAfrikaans
- خَط الإسْتِواءArabic
- екваторBulgarian
- equadorPortuguese (BR)
- rovníkCzech
- derÄquatorGerman
- ækvatorDanish
- ισημερινόςGreek
- ecuadorSpanish
- ekvaatorEstonian
- خط استواFarsi
- päiväntasaajaFinnish
- équateurFrench
- קַו הַמָשׁווֶהHebrew
- भूमध्य रेखाHindi
- ekvatorCroatian
- egyenlítőHungarian
- khatulistiwaIndonesian
- miðbaugurIcelandic
- equatoreItalian
- 赤道Japanese
- 적도Korean
- ekvatorius, pusiaujasLithuanian
- ekvatorsLatvian
- khatulistiwaMalay
- evenaarDutch
- ekvatorNorwegian
- równikPolish
- خط استواPersian
- داستواكرښه، يوه فرضى ليكه چه دمځكى دكرى په وچ منځ را څرخېدلې او هغه يې په دوو شمالى او سهيلى برخو وېشلې دهPashto
- equador.Portuguese
- ecuatorRomanian
- экваторRussian
- rovníkSlovak
- ekvatorSlovenian
- ekvatorSerbian
- ekvatorSwedish
- เส้นศูนย์สูตรThai
- ekvatorTurkish
- 赤道Chinese (Trad.)
- екваторUkrainian
- خط استوا جو کرہ زمین کے گرد قطبین سے کیساں فاصلے پر ایک خیالی خط ہےUrdu
- xích đạoVietnamese
- 赤道Chinese (Simp.)
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