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Chimborazo

Chimborazo proper noun: an inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.

Proper noun

Chimborazo

  1. An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
  2. A province in central Ecuador. Capital: Riobamba.

Origin of Chimborazo

Borrowed from Spanish Chimborazo.

Questions about Chimborazo

What does Chimborazo mean?
Chimborazo means an inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
What part of speech is Chimborazo?
Chimborazo is a proper noun.

Words near Chimborazo in the dictionary

  1. chimbley
  2. chimbleys
  3. chimblies
  4. chimblins
  5. chimbly
  6. Chimborazo
  7. Chimbote
  8. chimbs
  9. chime
  10. chime in
  11. chime up

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