noun
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
• Syn: ↑Ecuador
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Ecuadorian (for: ↑Ecuador)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑South American country, ↑South American nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Organization of American States, ↑OAS
• Part Holonyms: ↑South America
• Member Meronyms: ↑Ecuadorian, ↑Ecuadoran
• Part Meronyms:
↑Guayaquil, ↑Quito, ↑capital of Ecuador, ↑Galapagos Islands, ↑Galapagos, ↑Cotacachi, ↑Cotopaxi, ↑Sangay, ↑Andes, ↑Chimborazo
Useful english dictionary. 2012.