Quito

Definitions

1. The capital city of Ecuador.
2. The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador
3. A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
4. A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter⟳ Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis, but was turned back by an employee, prompting an official complaint to the US embassy in Quito, the country’s foreign ministry said.”

“The conquest of the northern provinces of Quito was undertaken by one of Pizarro’s lieutenants, Sebastian de Benalcazar.”

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