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- Ecuador from the Spanish form of equator (which runs through it).
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Oct 10, 2017 · Ecuador. from the Spanish form of equator (which runs through it). Before 1830 the region bore the name of its chief city, Quito, which is from the name of a now-extinct native people, of unknown meaning. Related: Ecuadorian; Ecuadorean.
- Español (Spanish)
Cuando el sol se encuentra en el ecuador celeste, dos veces...
- 한국어 (Korean)
Ecuador 뜻: 에콰도르; 이 지명은 equator (이 지역을 가로지르는 강)의 스페인식 표현에서...
- Italiano (Italian)
Significato di Ecuador: Ecuador; dalla forma spagnola di...
- Equator
equator. (n.). late 14c., from Medieval Latin aequator (diei...
- Español (Spanish)
These words come mostly from the Andean Spanish dialects of Ecuador, with strong influences from Quichua (Northern Quechua), although Quechua had no historical presence in the Ecuadorian coast. This is the case of the Quechua-origin word "ñaño" (brother) which is widespread throughout the country.
See 2 authoritative translations of Ecuador in English with example sentences and audio pronunciations.
The country's name means " Equator " in Spanish, truncated from the Spanish official name, República del Ecuador ( lit. "Republic of the Equator"), derived from the former Ecuador Department of Gran Colombia established in 1824 as a division of the former territory of the Royal Audience of Quito.
Languages of Ecuador. Spanish is Ecuador’s official language of business and government, although there are dialectal differences between Sierra and Costa Spanish; Sierra Spanish has been influenced by Quichua.
A Beginner’s Guide To Ecuadorian Spanish. by Olly Richards. Learning Spanish means learning an incredibly diverse language, spoken natively by almost six hundred million people in twenty-two countries across three continents. All kinds of cultures and languages mix with Spanish, with fascinating results, and Ecuadorian Spanish is no exception.
Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony. For three hundred years the Spanish controlled Ecuador. In 1822, Ecuador became independent of Spain.
