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"Equator" is a noun which is often translated as "el ecuador", and "Ecuador" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Ecuador". Learn more about the difference between "equator" and "Ecuador" below.
equator(
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kwey
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duhr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el ecuador
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
It gets hotter the closer you get to the equator.A medida que uno se acerca al ecuador, va haciendo más calor.
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Ecuador(
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dor
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A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
proper noun
a. Ecuador
My friend Amelia is from Ecuador.Mi amiga Amelia es de Ecuador.
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