Equador — meaning in English

English meaning

• Ecuador noun A country on the northwestern coast of South America, home to the Galápagos Islands and named for the equator, which passes through it.
• equator noun The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles, dividing it into two hemispheres.

Senses

Equador is used for these senses in English:

• Ecuador A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.
• equator (geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.