Guayaquil

[ gwah-yah-keel ]

noun

1. a seaport in western Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.
2. Gulf of Guyaquil, an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southwestern Ecuador.

Guayaquil

/ ɡwajaˈkil /

noun

1. a port in W Ecuador: the largest city in the country and its chief port; university (1867). Pop: 2 387 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

His attention was soon attracted to the discontents which had arisen at Guayaquil, where the Colombians had become unpopular.

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In northern Peru and Guayaquil, the platano fruit is prepared for food in a variety of ways.

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Of tropical fruits, the number is not so great in Peru as in the more northerly district of Guayaquil.

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She was the big ferry boat that carried the railroad passengers across the river to Guayaquil.

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Off Guayaquil one night three of the crew found him alone on the deck and rushed him overboard.

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