Ecuadorian
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2.7
- noun
- /ˌɛkwəˈdɔːriən/
:
ecuatoriano
- Yet few Ecuadorians of modest means, indigenous or mestizo, believe that the legal system is impartial.
- many Ecuadorians
You go see me with so many Venezuelans, Costa Ricans, Ecuadorians.
- You go see me with so many Venezuelans, Costa Ricans, Ecuadorians.
- No, no self respecting Ecuadorian or or Kenyan wants a foreign military base on their right.
Examples
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Their religious practices are a mixture of shamanism and Roman Catholicism, and many Ecuadorians consider the shamans of the Tsachila powerful medicine men with powers that would heal whenever Western medicine had failed.
Academic text (2013) -
For many Ecuadorians, these problems are closely linked to efforts at liberalization and privatization.
Academic text (2004) -
I feel sorry for the Ecuadorians!
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All the Ecuadorians had gone home to have a midnight feast with their families.
Fiction book (1998) -
Today in Ecuador, despite all challenges we face, it is the Ecuadorian people who govern.
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That didn't go down very well with the Ecuadorians at all.
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There are also an estimated 300,000 Ecuadorians in Spain and a fair number in Italy.
Academic text (2003) -
"On New Year's Eve," Renato said, "Ecuadorians burn life-size puppets in the street."
Fiction book (1998) -
Eighteen percent of Ecuadorians reside abroad, and large and growing numbers of Colombians, Paraguayans, Peruvians, and Venezuelans live in the United States.
Academic text (2008) -
The Ecuadorians celebrated their independence with parades and festivals.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who comes from Latin America
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1.0
A person who lives in or comes from South America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
An Ecuadorian is a person from Ecuador, a country named for the equator, the line around the middle of the Earth, and the ending -ian means 'person from' or 'relating to'. So an Ecuadorian is someone who comes from Ecuador.