Quito

[ kee-taw ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9,348 feet (2,849 meters) above sea level.

Quito

/ ˈkiːtəʊ; ˈkito /

noun

1. the capital of Ecuador, in the north at an altitude of 2850 m (9350 ft), just south of the equator: the oldest capital in South America, existing many centuries before the Incan conquest in 1487; a cultural centre since the beginning of Spanish rule (1534); two universities. Pop: 1 514 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A red alert has been imposed in 15 provinces including the capital Quito.

From BBC

The subway system in the capital, Quito, ground to a halt and traffic lights stopped working around mid-afternoon local time on Wednesday.

From BBC

“In multiple locations where the virus has been detected in South America, we have consistently detected patterns of deforestation,” says Daniel Romero-Álvarez, an epidemiologist at International University SEK in Quito, Ecuador.

From Science Magazine

From a distance, it resembles a bird blind — or perhaps the concrete stilts that lift houses in informal settlements over volcanic hillsides around Quito, the Ecuadorean capital 20 miles to the east.

From New York Times

But Ecuador argued Wednesday that the ICJ doesn’t need to act now because Quito has already complied with the measures sought by Mexico.

From Seattle Times