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Ecuador

ecua·dor

UK/ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ US/ˈɛk.wə.doː/ uncommon

noun

1.

a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes

Origin

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

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