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Ecuadoran

Ecuadoran

1 3.0
Relating to Ecuador, its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛkwəˈdɔrən/
translation icon : ecuatoriano
  • From the outset, Jones and Larson worked diligently to establish favorable relations with the Ecuadoran government.
  • Ecuadoran government
  • Ecuadoran national

Examples

  • Over the ensuing decades, American evangelical missionaries and Ecuadoran authorities built a mutually beneficial relationship.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Until around 1985, unauthorized Ecuadoran migrants simply flew to Mexico and crossed the U.S.-Mexico border by land.

    Academic text (2012)
  • When the conflict erupted, the Ecuadoran government's first effort focused on containing the volatile border situation.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Conservative U.S. analysts issued grave warnings that now "virtually anyone" can easily obtain an Ecuadoran passport to facilitate movement north toward U.S. borders.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In September 2010, leftist Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa barely survived a similar attempt.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Ecuadoran government has also identified REDD as potentially beneficial and initiated its own programs to demonstrate that it is REDD-ready.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The arrangement that Jones and Larson negotiated with the Ecuadoran government provided the North Americans with a powerful missionary platform in Latin America nearly a decade prior to WWII.

    Academic text (2007)
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had also worked directly with a unit of the Ecuadoran National Police, called the Anti-Contraband Operative Unit (COAP), offering funds, equipment, and training.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In November 1952, the Archbishop of Quito, Carlos Maria de la Torre, became the first Ecuadoran appointed Cardinal by Rome, largely for his efforts to advance Catholic education in the republic.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The Ecuadoran artist showcased her vibrant paintings at the international art fair.

Synonyms

Ecuadorian
vsEcuadoran
8 3.4

Relating to Ecuador, its people, language, or culture

has identical meaning but is an alternative adjective form

Surface Forms

Ecuadoran positive

Morphology

Ecuadoran = Ecuador (transparent) = Ecuador + an

Formed with the common relational/demonymic suffix '-an' attached to 'Ecuador', giving the adjective 'relating to Ecuador'.

Etymology

Ecuadoran comes from the country name Ecuador, which itself comes from equator meaning 'the line around the middle of the Earth', plus the suffix -an that makes an adjective. So, Ecuadoran describes people, culture, or things from Ecuador.