ECUADOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ecuador mean?
• ECUADOR (noun)
The noun ECUADOR has 1 sense:
1. a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
Familiarity information: ECUADOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ECUADOR (noun)
Meaning:
A republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Ecuador"):
Cotacachi (an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955)
Guayaquil (the largest city of Ecuador)
capital of Ecuador; Quito (the capital of Ecuador)
Galapagos; Galapagos Islands (a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life)
Chimborazo (a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high))
Cotopaxi (the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador)
Sangay (an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946)
Andes (a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast)
Meronyms (members of "Ecuador"):
Ecuadoran; Ecuadorian (a native or inhabitant of Ecuador)
Domain member region:
Puka Inti; Red Sun; Sol Rojo (a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings)
Holonyms ("Ecuador" is a part of...):
South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Holonyms ("Ecuador" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
